The impact of pet loss on the perceived social support and psychological distress of hurricane survivors

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-247

  Lowe, Sarah R ^a   Rhodes, Jean E ^a   Zwiebach, Liza ^a   Chan, Christian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CYCLONES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; NEW ORLEANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 69249110487     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20403     Document Type: Article

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