Psychosocial Health Outcomes for Family Caregivers Following the First Year of Bereavement

Death Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 573-578

  Masterson, Melissa P ^a   Hurley, Karen E ^a,b   Zaider, Talia ^a   Corner, Geoffrey ^a   Schuler, Tammy ^a   Kissane, David W ^c,d  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPOUSE; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948066219     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2014.985406     Document Type: Article

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