Falklands War veterans' perceptions of social support and the reconciliation of traumatic memories

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-289

  Burnell, K J ^a   Coleman, P G ^a   Hunt, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NARRATIVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RELATIVE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY; SOLDIER; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FALKLAND ISLANDS; FAMILY; FRIENDS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VETERANS; WAR;

EID: 33745727958     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500409385     Document Type: Article

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