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Complex Unity and Tolerable Uncertainty

Relationships of Physical Disorder and Depression

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Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults

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Gurland, B., Katz, S., Pine, Z.M. (2002). Complex Unity and Tolerable Uncertainty. In: Williamson, G.M., Shaffer, D.R., Parmelee, P.A. (eds) Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults. The Plenum Series in Social/Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47178-7_15

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