Fostering adjustment to acquired brain injury by psychotherapeutic interventions: A preliminary study

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-26

  Hofer, Helene ^a   Holtforth, Martin Grosse ^b   Frischknecht, Eveline ^a   Znoj, Hans Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Brain injury; Depression; Neurorehabilitation; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 76749150568     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084280903297842     Document Type: Article

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