Resilience in the face of potential trauma

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-138

  Bonanno, George A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Grief; Loss; Resilience; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944456858     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2005.00347.x     Document Type: Review

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