Psychological distress in victims of elder mistreatment: The effects of social support and coping

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Comijs, Hannie C ^a,b   Penninx, Brenda W J H ^a   Knipscheer, Kees P M ^b   Van Tilburg, Willem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032834608     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54B.4.P240     Document Type: Article

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