The effects of temperament, character, and defense mechanisms on grief severity among the elderly

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 128-134

  Gana, Kamel ^a   K'Delant, Pascaline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Character; Defense mechanisms; Grief; Prolonged grief; TCI; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHARACTER; COOPERATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSE STYLES QUESTIONNAIRE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GRIEF; HUMAN; INVENTORY OF COMPLICATED GRIEF REVISED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DIRECTEDNESS; SELF REPORT; SELF TRANSCEDENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT; TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER INVENTORY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHARACTER; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEMPERAMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649647533     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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