Maladaptive thought control strategies in generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and nonpatient groups and relationships with trait anxiety

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-234

  Wells, Adrian ^a   Carter, Karin E P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952221771     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2009.2.3.224     Document Type: Article

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