Expressive disclosure to improve well-being in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A randomised, controlled trial

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 701-713

  Averill, Alyssa J ^a   Kasarskis, Edward J ^b   Segerstrom, Suzanne C ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; emotional expression; expressive disclosure; inhibition; intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPEECH; VERY ELDERLY; WRITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPEECH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WRITING;

EID: 84878664504     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.754891     Document Type: Article

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