Predicting prolonged grief disorder: Caregiver prodrome turns bereaved survivor syndrome. Commentary on Thomas et al.

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 516-517

  Prigerson, Holly G ^a,b   MacIejewski, Paul K ^a,b,c  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEREAVED SURVIVOR SYNDROME; CAREGIVER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY;

BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84896542425     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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