Overgeneral autobiographical memories: Gender differences in depression

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 472-480

  Ros, Laura ^a   Ricarte, Jorge J ^a   Serrano, Juan P ^a   Nieto, Marta ^a   Aguilar, Maria J ^a   Latorre, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904732248     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.3013     Document Type: Article

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