Personal meaning: A neglected transdiagnostic construct

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-236

  Brown, Gary P ^a   Roach, Anna ^a   Irving, Lorna ^a   Joseph, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951511381     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2008.1.3.223     Document Type: Article

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