Psychological characteristics of elderly insomniacs

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 425-432

  Pallesen, Ståle ^b   Nordhus, Inger Hilde ^c   Kvale, Gerd ^c   Havik, Odd E ^c   Nielsen, Geir Høstmark ^c   Johnsen, Bjørn Helge ^c   Skjøtskift, Svein ^a   Hjeltnes, Linda ^c  

^a Bjørgvin Marriage Guid Off   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Characteristics; Elderly; Insomnia; Internalization; Worry

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 0036884033     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00311     Document Type: Article

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