The relationship between intrusive thoughts and an attention focusing strategy in depressed individuals during thought suppression

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-245

  Hattori, Yosuke ^a   Kawaguchi, Jun ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attention focusing strategy; Depression; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; THINKING;

EID: 72349095479     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.80.238     Document Type: Article

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