Self-defining memories in complicated grief

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1311-1315

  Maccallum, Fiona ^a   Bryant, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Grief; Self identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATED GRIEF; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; RECALL;

BEREAVEMENT; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 55949083672     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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