Sibling bereavement and continuing bonds

Death Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 817-841

  Packman, Wendy ^a   Horsley, Heidi ^b   Davies, Betty ^c   Kramer, Robin ^d  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOURNING; REVIEW; SIBLING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 33748566109     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180600886603     Document Type: Review

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