The protective effects of resilience and hope on quality of life of the families coping with the criminal traumatisation of one of its members

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 1906-1915

  Wu, Hui Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cope; Depression; Hope; Post traumatic stress disorder; Quality of life; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CRIME; FAMILY; HUMAN; INJURY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CRIME; FAMILY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79958807226     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03664.x     Document Type: Article

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