Rumination as a Function of Goal Progress, Stop Rules, and Cerebral Lateralization

Depressive Rumination: Nature, Theory and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 153-175

  Martin, Leonard L ^a   Shrira, Ilan ^a   Startup, Helen M ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral lateralization; Goal progress; Hemisphere specialization; Mental activities; Rumination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948764166     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713853.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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