The psychosocial effects of miscarriage: Implications for health professionals

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-347

  DeFrain, John ^a   Millspaugh, Elaine ^b   Xie, Xiaolin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

^c CAMERON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIVORCE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GRIEF; GUILT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHTMARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030476575     PISSN: 07361718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0089794     Document Type: Article

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