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. 2016;21(6):533-547.
doi: 10.1080/15325024.2016.1157412. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

The role of avoidance in complicated grief: A detailed examination of the Grief-Related Avoidance Questionnaire (GRAQ) in a large sample of individuals with complicated grief

Amanda W Baker  1 , Aparna Keshaviah  1 , Arielle Horenstein  1 , Elizabeth M Goetter  1 , Christine Mauro  2 , Charles Reynolds 3rd  3 , Sidney Zisook  4 , M Katherine Shear  5 , Naomi M Simon  1
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The role of avoidance in complicated grief: A detailed examination of the Grief-Related Avoidance Questionnaire (GRAQ) in a large sample of individuals with complicated grief

Amanda W Baker et al. J Loss Trauma. 2016.
No abstract available

Keywords: anxiety; avoidance; grief; loss; questionnaire.

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