Let it be: Accepting negative emotional experiences predicts decreased negative affect and depressive symptoms

Shallcross, Amanda J., Troy, Allison S., Boland, Matthew, Mauss, Iris B.·2010·Behaviour Research and Therapy
DOI 10.1016/j.brat.2010.05.025

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