Anxious and depressive avoidance behavior in post-loss psychopathology: a longitudinal study

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 587-600

  Boelen, Paul A ^a   Eisma, Maarten C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

avoidance behavior; bereavement; depression; grief; posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84938421925     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2015.1004054     Document Type: Article

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