Bereavement and the brain: Invitation to a conversation between bereavement researchers and neuroscientists

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 905-922

  O'Connor, Mary Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; BRAIN; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GRIEF; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROSCIENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEREAVEMENT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSCIENCES; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 28944447358     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180500299063     Document Type: Review

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