On the nature and prevalence of uncomplicated and complicated patterns of grief

Complicated Grief: Scientific Foundations for Health Care Professionals

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 55-67

  Boerner, Kathrin ^a,b   Mancini, Anthony D ^c   Bonanno, George A ^d  

^a Research Institute on Aging of Jewish Home Lifecare   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology Teachers College Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84901265993     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203105115     Document Type: Chapter

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