Considerations for grief interventions: Eras of witnessing with families

Omega (United States)

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-124

  Thirsk, Lorraine M ^a   Moules, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COOPERATION; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALBERTA; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84865221662     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.65.2.b     Document Type: Article

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