Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 503-509 , June 2009

Emotional distress, coping and adjustment in family members of neuroscience intensive care unit patients

  • Jennifer E. Wartella

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Stephen M. Auerbach

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Reanimation Engineering Shock Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 806 W. Franklin Street, Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA. Tel.: +1 804 828 1172; fax: +1 804 828 2237.
    • ,
  • Kevin R. Ward

      Affiliations

    • Reanimation Engineering Shock Center and Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

Received 22 July 2008 ,Revised 9 December 2008 ,Accepted 11 December 2008.

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PII: S0022-3999(08)00583-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.12.005

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 503-509 , June 2009

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