Grief shortly after suicide and natural death: A comparative study among spouses and first-degree relatives

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 418-431

  De Groot, M H ^a,d   De Keijser, J ^a,b   Neeleman, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Mental Health Centre Friesland   (Netherlands)

^c Primary Health Care   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Social Psychiatry ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEUROSIS; RELATIVE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SPOUSE; SUICIDE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SPOUSES; SUICIDE;

EID: 33748969697     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 03630234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2006.36.4.418     Document Type: Article

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