Identity disturbance and problems with emotion regulation are related constructs across diagnoses

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 346-361

  Neacsiu, Andrada D ^a   Herr, Nathaniel R ^b   Fang, Caitlin M ^c   Rodriguez, Marcus A ^c   Rosenthal, M Zachary ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Emotion dysregulation; Identity disturbance; Transdiagnostic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTITY CRISIS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925293022     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22141     Document Type: Article

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