Prolonged grief disorder, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder among bereaved kosovar civilian war survivors: A preliminary investigation

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-297

  Morina, Nexhmedin ^a   Rudari, Visar ^b   Bleichhardt, Gaby ^c   Prigerson, Holly G ^d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Civilian war survivors; Depression; Post traumatic stress disorder; Prolonged grief disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR; WAR; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; WAR; YOUNG ADULT; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 77952269400     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764008101638     Document Type: Article

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