Psychological and Physiological Responses following Repeated Peer Death

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Andersen, Judith Pizarro ^a   Silver, Roxane Cohen ^b   Stewart, Brandon ^c   Koperwas, Billie ^d   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^e DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEER DEATH; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATIZATION;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884696084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075881     Document Type: Article

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