Subjective experience of thought overactivation in mood disorders: Beyond racing and crowded thoughts

Psychopathology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 174-184

  Keizer, Ineke ^a   Piguet, Camille ^c   Favre, Sophie ^b   Aubry, Jean Michel ^b   Dayer, Alexandre ^b   Gervasoni, Nicola ^d   Gex Fabry, Marianne ^b   Bertschy, Gilles ^e  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d La Métairie Clinic   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Crowded thoughts; Flight of ideas; Mixed features specifier in DSM 5; Mood disorders; Qualitative approach; Racing thoughts; Subjective experience of thought overactivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

EID: 84899965037     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354781     Document Type: Article

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