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ETIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS AND PROCESSES IN YOUTH DEPRESSION

Interpersonal Stress Generation as a Mechanism Linking Rumination to Internalizing Symptoms in Early Adolescents

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Pages 584-597 | Published online: 06 Aug 2012

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