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INFLUENCE OF STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN DEPRESSION

The influence of stressful life events and coping strategies was studied in 50 depressed and 50 non-depressed persons. It was observed that depressives experienced significantly more stressful life events and were also using significantly more avoidance coping strategies as compared to their non-dep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Satija, Y.K., Advani, G.B., Nathawat, S.S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21494464
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Sumario:The influence of stressful life events and coping strategies was studied in 50 depressed and 50 non-depressed persons. It was observed that depressives experienced significantly more stressful life events and were also using significantly more avoidance coping strategies as compared to their non-depressed counterparts. The moderate and severely depressed patients were exposed to more stressful life events and were using more avoidance coping strategies as compared to mildly depressed patients.