A Longitudinal Study of Rumination and Distraction in Formerly Depressed Inpatients and Community Controls

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 746-756

  Huffziger, Silke ^a   Reinhard, Iris ^b   Kuehner, Christine ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Central Institute of Mental Health   (Germany)

Author keywords

coping style; depressive disorders; distraction; longitudinal study; rumination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; THINKING;

EID: 72049110793     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016946     Document Type: Article

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