Survivor guilt and chronic illness

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 592-596

  Vamos, Marina ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Renal failure; Survivor guilt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; GRIEF; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOURNING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030766870     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709065082     Document Type: Article

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