Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 285-292 , March 2010

The Beliefs about Emotions Scale: Validity, reliability and sensitivity to change

  • Katharine A. Rimes, DPhil

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Unit, Mapother House, De Crespigny Park, SE5 8AZ London, UK. Tel.: +44 203 228 5075; fax: +44 203 228 5074.
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  • Trudie Chalder, PhD

Received 28 May 2009 ,Revised 24 September 2009 ,Accepted 24 September 2009.

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PII: S0022-3999(09)00377-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.09.014

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 285-292 , March 2010

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