Executive Function Deficits in Daily Life Prospectively Predict Increases in Depressive Symptoms

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 612-620

  Letkiewicz, Allison M ^a   Miller, Gregory A ^a,b   Crocker, Laura D ^a   Warren, Stacie L ^a,c   Infantolino, Zachary P ^d   Mimnaugh, Katherine J ^a   Heller, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Depressive symptoms; Executive function deficits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939871523     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-014-9629-5     Document Type: Article

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