Impaired emotional clarity and psychopathology: A transdiagnostic deficit with symptom-specific pathways through emotion regulation

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 319-342

  Vine, Vera ^a   Aldao, Amelia ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84898619938     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2014.33.4.319     Document Type: Article

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