The role of psychotherapy and humor for death anxiety, death wishes, and aging

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-51

  Richman, Joseph ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COGNITION; HUMAN; HUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

AGING; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; VOLITION; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 34548139348     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/D0NX-7V03-W1H0-4614     Document Type: Article

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