When distress does not become depression: Emotion context sensitivity and adjustment to bereavement

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 479-490

  Coifman, Karin G ^a   Bonanno, George A ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Bereavement; Context sensitivity; Depression; Emotion

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 77955641499     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020113     Document Type: Article

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