Line-of-duty death: Psychological treatment of traumatic bereavement in law enforcement

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-23

  Miller, Laurence ^a,b  

^a Independent Practice   (United States)

^b Plaza Four ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Critical incident stress; Law enforcement psychology; Line of duty death; Police psychology; Traumatic bereavement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DEATH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

BEREAVEMENT; DEATH; HUMANS; POLICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 34249844441     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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