Grief as a psychiatric disorder

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-10

  Bryant, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-II; DSM-IV; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NOMENCLATURE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GRIEF; HUMANS;

EID: 84863599757     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.102889     Document Type: Article

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