Wilderness adventure therapy and cognitive rehabilitation: Joining forces for youth with TBI

Brain Injury

Volumn 23, Issue 13-14, 2009, Pages 1054-1064

  Shanahan, Lucie ^a   McAllister, Lindy ^b   Curtin, Michael ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cognitive rehabilitation; Outdoor experiential education; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EDUCATION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WILDERNESS ADVENTURE THERAPY;

EID: 70450212250     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699050903421115     Document Type: Review

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