A support group intervention for children bereaved by parental suicide

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-13

  Mitchell, Ann M ^a   Wesner, Sue ^b   Garand, Linda ^a   Gale, Deborah Dysart ^c   Havill, Allyson ^b   Brownson, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Child; Support group; Survivors of suicide

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; GOALS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 34147101669     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2007.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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