General life stress and hoarding: Examining the role of emotional tolerance

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-279

  Timpano, Kiara R ^a   Keough, Meghan E ^b   Traeger, Lara ^c   Schmidt, Norman B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 80355142831     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2011.4.3.263     Document Type: Article

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