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Life changes and depressive symptoms: the effects of valence and amount of change

Elise C Bennik1, Johan Ormel1, Albertine J Oldehinkel1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation (ICPE), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

BMC Psychology
|January 8, 2015
PubMed
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AdolescentsCognitive-affectiveNeurovegetative-somatic depressive symptomsPositive/ negative life events

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