Parental suicide and its aftermath: A review

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-93

  Ratnarajah, Dorothy ^a   Schofield, Margot J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Children and adolescent; Grief; Parental suicide; Support services

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748849404     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.327.13.1.78     Document Type: Review

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