Positive interpretation bias predicts well-being in medical interns

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue JUN, 2014, Pages

  Kleim, Birgit ^a   Thörn, Hanna A ^a   Ehlert, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cognitive predictors; Depression; Interpretation bias; Resilience; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904544246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00640     Document Type: Article

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