The impact of cohesive groups in the trauma recovery context: Police spouse survivors and duty-related death

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 379-386

  Violanti, John M ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

police policy; police survivors; psychological distress; social support; traumatic death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0029888464     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02110670     Document Type: Article

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