Bereavement care: Some clinical observations

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1156-1160

  Greer, Steven ^a  

^a St Raphael's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; CBT; oncology; prolonged grief disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATORY GRIEF; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78349263874     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1677     Document Type: Short Survey

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