Groups 4 Health: Evidence that a social-identity intervention that builds and strengthens social group membership improves mental health
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Affective Disorders
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0165-0327
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.010