Confirming the distinctiveness of complicated grief from depression and anxiety among adolescents

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 437-461

  Dillen, Let ^a   Fontaine, Johnny R J ^a   Verhofstadt Denève, Leni ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; GRIEF; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANXIETY; BELGIUM; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; GRIEF; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 66149126501     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180902805673     Document Type: Article

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