A mental health clinician's guide to death notification

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-125

  Eberwein, Karen E ^a,b  

^a Anne Arundel County   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Death notification; Loss; Traumatic bereavement

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SURVIVOR;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; GUIDELINES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33646484073     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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