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Can cultivating self-compassion protect older aging adults against psychological maladjustment?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2022

Nuriye Kupeli
Nuriye Kupeli*
Affiliation:
Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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Email: N.Kupeli@ucl.ac.uk
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 35 , Special Issue 4: Issue Theme: Cognitive Resilience, Empathy, and Self-compassion , April 2023 , pp. 167 - 169
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2022

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