Interpersonal processes in depression

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 355-377

  Hames, Jennifer L ^a   Hagan, Christopher R ^a   Joiner, Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; excessive reassurance seeking; interpersonal feedback seeking; interpersonal processes; negative feedback seeking

Indexed keywords

CHRONICITY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFLICT; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PEER GROUP; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; REASSURANCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SUICIDE;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84875911931     PISSN: 15485943     EISSN: 15485951     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050212-185553     Document Type: Review

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