Cries from the morgue

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 153-161

  Clements, Paul T ^a,b   Weisser, Susan M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b International Association of Forensic Nurses   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive coping; Bereavement; Grief; Homicide; Loss; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FAMILY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; FAMILY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 2142772796     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2003.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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