Behavioral Activation and Therapeutic Exposure for bereavement in older adults

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-25

  Acierno, Ron ^a,b   Rheingold, Alyssa ^a   Amstadter, Ananda ^c   Kurent, Jerome ^a   Amella, Elaine ^a   Resnick, Heidi ^a   Muzzy, Wendy ^a   Lejuez, Carl ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral activation; complicated bereavement; major depression; older adults; posttraumatic stress disorder; therapeutic exposure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEREAVEMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST CONTROL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856607914     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111411471     Document Type: Review

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