Variables related to posttraumatic growth in Turkish rheumatoid arthritis patients

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-203

  Dirik, Gulay ^a   Karanci, A Nuray ^b  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coping; Posttraumatic growth; Rheumatoid arthritis; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH INVENTORY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51049120293     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-008-9115-x     Document Type: Article

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