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Psychological distressPsychologyDistressClinical psychologyPsychotherapistPsychoanalysisMental health
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Peggy A. Thoits
(1983).
Dimensions of Life Events That Influence Psychological Distress: An Evaluation and Synthesis of the Literature.
Elsevier eBooks
, 33-103.
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-397560-7.50007-6
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- 10.1016/b978-0-12-397560-7.50007-6