Risk and protective factors for posttraumatic stress disorder, prolonged grief, and depression in survivors of the violent death of a loved one

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 426-447

  Hibberd, Rachel ^a   Elwood, Lisa S ^a   Galovski, Tara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 77956646666     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2010.507660     Document Type: Article

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