Assessing distress in caregivers of people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI): A psychometric study of the Head Injury Behaviour Scale

Brain Injury

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 427-435

  Godfrey, Hamish P D ^a   Harnett, Mairead A ^a   Knight, Robert G ^a   Marsh, Nigel V ^b   Kesel, Denyse A ^c   Partridge, Fiona M ^d   Robertson, R Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Comm Treat Ctr for Acquired Brain ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Psychology Associates   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY BEHAVIOR SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0038417979     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269905031000066201     Document Type: Article

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