Acceptance-Enhanced Expressive Writing Prevents Symptoms in Participants with Low Initial Depression

Baum, Emily S.; Rude, Stephanie S.

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Acceptance-Enhanced Expressive Writing Prevents Symptoms in Participants with Low Initial Depression

Baum, Emily S., Rude, Stephanie S.·2013·Cognitive Therapy and Research

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Authors: Baum, E. S., & Rude, S. S.
Corresponding author: Rude, Stephanie S.
ORCID: Rude, Stephanie S.
Venue: Cognitive Therapy and Research
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2012-02-14
Volume: 37
Issue: 1
Pages: 35-42
ISSN: 0147-5916 (ISSN-L)
1573-2819
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-012-9435-x
OpenAlex: W2009190497
Cited by: 41
References: 44
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FWCI: 1.93
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Cognitive Therapy and Research (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Keywords: expressive writing, emotional acceptance, depression prevention, depressive symptoms, nonjudgmental acceptance, undergraduate students, CES-D

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Acceptance-Enhanced Expressive Writing Prevents Symptoms in Participants with Low Initial Depression

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