Assessing grief and bereavement: Observations from the field

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-106

  Michalski, Marion J ^a,e   Vanderwerker, Lauren C ^b,c   Prigerson, Holly G ^b,c,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIEF; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRIEF; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 34548136509     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/D62R-21H8-2233-403W     Document Type: Article

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