Effectiveness of a group anger management programme after severe traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 517-524

  Walker, Alexandra J ^a   Nott, Melissa T ^a   Doyle, Margaret ^a   Onus, Margaret ^a   McCarthy, Kathleen ^a   Baguley, Ian J ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Anger management; Challenging behaviour; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Group intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; STATE-TRAIT ANGER EXPRESSION INVENTORY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 77649159692     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699051003601721     Document Type: Article

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