Goal disengagement and goal re-engagement among multiple sclerosis patients: Relationship to well-being and illness representation

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-186

  Neter, Efrat ^a   Litvak, Anat ^b   Miller, Ariel ^c  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b Tel Aviv Jaffa Academic College   (Israel)

^c CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Depression; Goal disengagement; Goal re engagement; Illness representation; Multiples sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 61949338860     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440701668665     Document Type: Article

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