Can concreteness training alone reduce depressive symptoms? A randomized pilot study using an internet-delivered protocol

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 704-712

  Mogoaşe, Cristina ^a,b   Brăilean, Anamaria ^a,d   David, Daniel ^a,c  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias modification; Concreteness of thinking; Depressive symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONCRETENESS TRAINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET PROTOCOL; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THINKING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

EID: 84881175180     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-012-9514-z     Document Type: Article

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