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- ↑ Wells, Adrian; Matthews, Gerald (1994). Attention and Emotion: A Clinical Perspective. Hove, UK: Erlbaum. ISBN 978-0863773402.
- ↑ Wells, Adrian; Matthews, Gerald (2015). Attention and Emotion: A Clinical Perspective (Classic Ed). Hove, UK: Erlbaum. ISBN 978-1-138-81484-4.
- ↑ Wells, Adrian (1997). Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: A Practice Manual and Conceptual Guide. Chichester, UK: Wiley. ISBN 978-0471964766.
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- ↑ "Special Issue on Metacognitive Theory, Therapy and Techniques". Springer. 2015.
- ↑ Wells, Adrian (2011). Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression (Pbk. ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1609184964.
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