Comparing positive and negative beliefs about worry in predicting generalized anxiety disorder symptoms

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-41

  Penney, Alexander M ^a   Mazmanian, Dwight ^a   Rudanycz, Caitlin ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Metacognition; Negative beliefs; Positive beliefs; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873926811     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027623     Document Type: Article

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