Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ377299
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Cognitive Distortion in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Relation to Depression and Disability.
Smith, Timothy W.; And Others
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v56 n3 p412-16 Jun 1988
Examined the relation between cognitive distortion, as measured by the Cognitive Error Questionnaire, and both self-reported and interview-rated depression and disability in 92 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Found cognitive distortion significantly associated with depression, and also related to physical disability. Discusses the results, using Beck's model, for treatment of depression and disability in RA patients. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Depression (Psychology), Disabilities, Diseases, Models, Physical Health
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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