Sexuality following the loss of a child

Death Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-315

  Dyregrov, Atle ^a   Gjestad, Rolf ^a  

^a Center for Crisis Psychology   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PARENT; PLEASURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PLEASURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 79953892919     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2010.527753     Document Type: Article

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