The Melbourne family grief study, I: Perceptions of family functioning in bereavement

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 650-658

  Kissane, David W ^a   Bloch, Sidney ^b   Dowe, David L ^b   Snyder, Ray D ^b   Onghena, Patrick ^b   McKenzie, Dean P ^b   Wallace, Christopher S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0029986146     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.5.650     Document Type: Article

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