Facets of pejorative self-processing in complicated grief

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 512-524

  Golden, Ann Marie J ^a   Dalgleish, Tim ^a  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; attributional style; bereavement; complicated grief; depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE NEGATIVE COMPOSITE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPLICATED GRIEF; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSED STATES CHECKLIST SELF DEVALUATIVE SCALE; DSM-5; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INVENTORY OF COMPLICATED GRIEF; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC COGNITIONS INVENTORY SELF BLAME SUBSCALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84865990748     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027338     Document Type: Article

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