Child and adolescent homicide survivors: Complicated grief and altered worldviews

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-39

  Vigil, Gloria J ^a   Clements, Paul T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; FEAR; GRIEF; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEAR; GRIEF; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0037271857     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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