Effects of visuospatial tasks on desensitization to emotive memories
Article first published online: 24 DEC 2010
DOI: 10.1348/014466501163689
2001 The British Psychological Society
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Kavanagh, D. J., Freese, S., Andrade, J. and May, J. (2001), Effects of visuospatial tasks on desensitization to emotive memories. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 40: 267–280. doi: 10.1348/014466501163689
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