Depressive rumination reduces specificity of autobiographical memory recall in acquired brain injury

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-70

  Bessell, Alyson L ^a   Watkins, E R ^b   Williams, W H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Functioning; Impairment; Memory; Mood disturbance; Recovery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TUMOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL TASK; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSION; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 37449012135     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708080065     Document Type: Article

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