Underutilization of mental health services among bereaved caregivers with prolonged grief disorder

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1225-1229

  Lichtenthal, Wendy G ^a,b   Nilsson, Matthew ^c   Kissane, David W ^a   Breitbart, William ^a   Kacel, Elizabeth ^c   Jones, Eric C ^d   Prigerson, Holly G ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENERGY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 80054855186     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.10.pss6210_1225     Document Type: Article

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