Psychological responses to menopausal hot flushes: Implications of a qualitative study for counselling interventions

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-321

  Reynolds, Frances ^a,b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE;

EID: 0030827444     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515079708254182     Document Type: Article

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