Measuring executive dysfunction in an acute rehabilitation setting: Using the dysexecutive questionnaire (DEX)

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 376-385

  Bennett, Pauleen C ^a   Ong, Ben ^b   Ponsford, Jennie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS); Clinical neuropsychological; Dysexecutive questionnaire (DEX); Executive dysfunction (ED)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 23844525380     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617705050423     Document Type: Article

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