Emotion regulation in depression and anxiety: Examining diagnostic specificity and stability of strategy use

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 968-980

  D'Avanzato, Catherine ^a   Joormann, Jutta ^a   Siemer, Matthias ^a   Gotlib, Ian H ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Emotion regulation; Reappraisal; Rumination; Social anxiety; Suppression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATH ANALYSIS; RUMINATION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

EID: 84885311563     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-013-9537-0     Document Type: Article

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