Childhood traumatic grief: A multi-site empirical examination of the construct and its correlates

Death Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 899-923

  Brown, Elissa J ^a   Amaya Jackson, Lisa ^b   Cohen, Judith ^c   Handel, Stephanie ^d   Bocanegra, Heike Thiel De ^e   Zatta, Eileen ^f   Goodman, Robin F ^g   Mannarino, Anthony ^c  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Wendt Center for Loss and Healing   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Children Who Witness Violence Program   (United States)

^g A Caring Hand The Billy Esposito Beareavement Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DEATH; DEPRESSION; GRIEF; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFE EVENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DEATH; DEPRESSION; GRIEF; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 55249121877     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180802440209     Document Type: Review

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