Prospective evaluation of a cognitive vulnerability-stress model for depression: The interaction of schema self-structures and negative life events

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1307-1323

  Seeds, Pamela M ^a   Dozois, David J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive vulnerability; Depression; Diathesis stress model; Dysphoria; Schema; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78149299479     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20723     Document Type: Article

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