Differential pathways of psychological distress in spouses vs. parents of people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI): Multi-group analysis

Brain Injury

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 931-943

  Anderson, Malcolm I ^a   Simpson, Grahame K ^b   Morey, Peter J ^a   Mok, Magdalena M C ^c   Gosling, Tamera J ^a   Gillett, Lauren E ^b  

^a AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^b Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

^c THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Family; Neurobehavioral; Psychological; Stress; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CHECKLIST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; SPOUSE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; THEORY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 70449131035     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699050903302336     Document Type: Article

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