A salutogenic analysis of developmental tasks and ego integrity vs. despair

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 351-369

  Wiesmann, Ulrich ^a   Hannich, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SENSE OF COHERENCE;

AGED; DEPRESSION; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSE OF COHERENCE;

EID: 84857282025     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.73.4.e     Document Type: Article

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