Will Talking About It Make It Worse? Facilitating Family Conversations in the Context of Chronic and Life-Shortening Illness

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-163

  Imber Black, Evan ^a,b  

^a MERCY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Ackerman Institute for the Family   (United States)

Author keywords

anniversary reactions; chronic illness; family secrets; life shortening illness; rituals; secrecy; therapeutic conversation; triangles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84899619084     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840714530087     Document Type: Article

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