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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.8527 EAN: 9781572303041 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1572303042 Label: The Guilford Press Manufacturer: The Guilford Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 330 Publication Date: March 15, 1998 Publisher: The Guilford Press Studio: The Guilford Press Related Items:
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 Rating: - Best book on the subjectThis work is certainly the most useful and comprehensive work on cognitive vulnerability available. It will be useful to both researchers and clinicians with a research background. The book covers the fundamentals of cognitive theory, then proceeds to an exhaustive summary of the research and findings on the cognitive dimensions of depression, cognitive predictors of depression, different types of causal traits and, appropriately, methodological problems in cognitive research on depression. Certainly ... Read More 
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