Analyzing Trauma Narratives: Introducing the Narrative Form Index and Matrix

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 400-411

  Albright, Kathie J ^a   Duggan, Colette H ^b,c   Epstein, Marcy J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Department of English and Developmental Education

Author keywords

narrative form research; qualitative analysis; spinal cord injury; trauma narratives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; NARRATIVE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 54949141072     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013040     Document Type: Article

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