The heterogeneity of long-term grief reactions

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 167, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-19

  Lotterman, Jenny H ^a   Bonanno, George A ^a   Galatzer Levy, Isaac ^b  

^a Teachers College Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Complicated grief; Depression; Prospective; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84903180922     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.048     Document Type: Article

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