Post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury: A review of causal mechanisms, assessment, and treatment

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 149-164

  McMillan, Tom M ^a,d   Williams, W Huw ^b   Bryant, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037355025     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010244000453     Document Type: Review

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