Increased rates of events that activate or deactivate the behavioral approach system, but not events related to goal attainment, in bipolar spectrum disorders

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 610-615

  Urošević, Snežana ^a   Abramson, Lyn Y ^a   Alloy, Lauren B ^b   Nusslock, Robin ^a   Harmon Jones, Eddie ^c   Bender, Rachel ^b   Hogan, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral approach system; Bipolar disorder; Life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTHYMIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE;

EID: 77955620903     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019533     Document Type: Article

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