Neuropsychological correlates of complicated grief in older spousally bereaved adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-18

  O'Connor, Mary Frances ^a   Arizmendi, Brian J ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention; Bereavement; Complicated grief; Stroop; Widow

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEREAVEMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; COMPLICATED GRIEF; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STROOP; STROOP TEST; VERY ELDERLY; WIDOW; WIDOW.;

AGING; ATTENTION; BEREAVEMENT; COMPLICATED GRIEF; STROOP; WIDOW.;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STROOP TEST; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84894433805     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt025     Document Type: Article

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