The Underlying Structure of Grief: A Taxometric Investigation of Prolonged and Normal Reactions to Loss

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 190-201

  Holland, Jason M ^a   Neimeyer, Robert A ^b   Boelen, Paul A ^c   Prigerson, Holly G ^d,e,f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Complicated grief; Death and dying; Prolonged grief disorder; Taxometric method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION;

EID: 67651146614     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-008-9113-1     Document Type: Article

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