Posttraumatic growth and HIV bereavement: Where does it start and when does it end?

Traumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-59

  Cadell, Susan ^a   Sullivan, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

HIV bereavement; Iatrogenic effects of research interventions; Mixed methods; Posttraumatic growth; Trauma and recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748857397     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153476560601200104     Document Type: Article

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