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International Perspectives on Stress & Coping
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Yearning and Its Measurement in Complicated Grief

Donald J. RobinaughDepartment of Psychology, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Christine MauroMailman School of Public Health (Department of Biostatistics), Columbia University, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Eric BuiDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Lauren StoneDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Riva ShahDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Yuanjia WangMailman School of Public Health (Department of Biostatistics), Columbia University, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Natalia A. SkritskayaSchool of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Charles F. ReynoldsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Sidney ZisookUniversity of California San Diego and San Diego VA Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA.View further author information
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Mary-Frances O’ConnorDepartment of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USAView further author information
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Katherine ShearSchool of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Naomi M. SimonDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Pages 410-420 | Received 12 Jun 2015, Accepted 28 Jul 2015, Published online: 09 Mar 2016

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