Assessing content domains of repetitive thought in the anxiety spectrum: Rumination and worry in nonclinical and clinically anxious samples

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 352-377

  Rector, Neil A ^a   Antony, Martin M ^b   Laposa, Judith M ^c   Kocovski, Nancy L ^d   Swinson, Richard P ^e  

^a Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 74849133874     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2008.1.4.352     Document Type: Article

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