Meaning reconstruction in bereaved mothers: A pilot study using the biographical grid method

Journal of Constructivist Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-142

  Gerrish, Nick J ^a   Steed, Lyndall G ^a   Neimeyer, Robert A ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 76949106519     PISSN: 10720537     EISSN: 15210650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720530903563215     Document Type: Article

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