Rumination mediates the relationship between distress tolerance and depressive symptoms among substance users

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 456-465

  Magidson, Jessica F ^a,b   Listhaus, Alyson R ^a   Seitz Brown, C J ^a   Anderson, Katelyn E ^a   Lindberg, Briana ^a   Wilson, Alexis ^a   Daughters, Stacey B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Brooding; Depressive symptoms; Distress tolerance; Reflection; Rumination; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DISTRESS TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RUMINATION; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84878015395     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-012-9488-x     Document Type: Article

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