Family suffering related to war experiences: An interpretative synopsis review of the literature from a caring science perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-250

  Isovaara, Sten ^a,d   Arman, Maria ^b   Rehnsfeldt, Arne ^c  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring; Combat experiences; Family; Nursing; Suffering; UN veterans; War experiences

Indexed keywords

DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FAMILY; HUMAN; MORALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANISM; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MORALS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL VALUES; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAR;

EID: 33747604601     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00432.x     Document Type: Review

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