Survivors' Guilt Following Sudden Traumatic Loss: Promoting Early Intervention in the Critical Care Setting

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-369

  Clements, Paul T ^a   Garzon, Laurel ^a   Milliken, Tammi F ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; GRIEF; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SPOUSE; SUICIDE; SURVIVOR;

ACCIDENTS; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRIEF; GUILT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSING CARE; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SPOUSES; SUICIDE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33748368260     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.05.011     Document Type: Review

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