Thought suppression is associated with psychological distress in homebound older adults

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-225

  Petkus, Andrew J ^a   Gum, Amber ^b   Wetherell, Julie Loebach ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; homebound elderly; thought suppression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; THINKING; WHITE BEAR SUPPRESSION INVENTORY;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING;

EID: 84860620744     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20912     Document Type: Article

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