The Development of Children's Understanding of Death: Cognitive and Psychodynamic Considerations

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 567-573

  Poltorak, Dunya Yaldoo ^a   Glazer, John P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEATH; EMOTION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; INFANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33745221440     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2006.03.003     Document Type: Review

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