The Impact of Ruminative Processing on the Experience of Self-Referent Intrusive Memories in Dysphoria

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Williams, Alishia D ^a   Moulds, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; THOUGHT DISORDER;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76549128164     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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