Emotional and Physical Intimacy in Coping with Lupus: Women's Dilemmas of Disclosure and Approach

Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 506-514

  Druley, Jennifer Ann ^a   Stephens, Mary Ann Parris ^b   Coyne, James C ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Couples; Emotional and physical intimacy; Lupus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVACY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN;

EID: 0031264965     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.16.6.506     Document Type: Article

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