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Television viewing and depression: No news is good news

Richard Potts Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University
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Dawn Sanchez Doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University
Pages 79-90 | Accepted 01 Apr 1993, Published online: 18 May 2009

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