The Consequences of Dysphoric Rumination

Depressive Rumination: Nature, Theory and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 21-41

  Lyubomirsky, Sonja ^a   Tkach, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical depression; Depressive symptoms; Dysphoria; Dysphoric rumination; Heavy drinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943666153     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713853.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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