Meaning-Based Group Counseling for Bereavement: Bridging Theory with Emerging Trends in Intervention Research

Death Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 137-144

  MacKinnon, Christopher J ^a,b   Smith, Nathan Grant ^b,c   Henry, Melissa ^b,d   Berish, Mel ^e   Milman, Evgenia ^b   Körner, Annett ^b   Copeland, Laura S ^b   Chochinov, Harvey M ^f   Cohen, S Robin ^b,g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Champlain College   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COUNSELING; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

BEREAVEMENT; COUNSELING; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 84890798925     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2012.738768     Document Type: Article

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