Transdiagnostic cognitive processes in high trait anger

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-202

  Owen, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Primary Care Mental Health Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Cognitive; Trait; Transdiagnostic

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; REVIEW; RUMINATION; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; THOUGHT DISORDER;

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; HUMANS; MEMORY; THINKING;

EID: 79951515490     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.10.003     Document Type: Review

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