Loneliness of people with physical disabilities

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 681-700

  Rokach, Ami ^a,b   Lechcier Kimel, Rachel ^b   Safarov, Artem ^b  

^a Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychosocial Stress   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Loneliness; Physical disabilities; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747074142     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.6.681     Document Type: Review

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