Comprehending childhood bereavement by parental suicide: A critical review of research on outcomes, grief processes,: And interventions

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 781-814

  Hung, Natalie C ^a   Rabin, Laura A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; GRIEF; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 70349782441     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180903142357     Document Type: Article

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