Measuring apathy after traumatic brain injury: Psychometric properties of the Apathy Evaluation Scale and the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale

Brain Injury

Volumn 23, Issue 13-14, 2009, Pages 999-1007

  Lane Brown, A T ^a,b   Tate, R L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apathy; Measurement; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APATHY; APATHY EVALUATION SCALE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRONTAL SYSTEMS BEHAVIOR SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDITY;

EID: 70450200280     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699050903379347     Document Type: Article

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