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. 2024 Dec 11:15:1496134.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1496134. eCollection 2024.

Reconsidering thought suppression and ironic processing: implications for clinical treatment of traumatic memories

Zulkayda Mamat  1   2 , Daniel A Levy  3   4 , Peter J Bayley  1   2
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Reconsidering thought suppression and ironic processing: implications for clinical treatment of traumatic memories

Zulkayda Mamat et al. Front Psychol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cognitive control; direct suppression; intrusive thoughts; ironic process theory; ironic rebound effect; memory suppression; thought suppression; unwanted thoughts.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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