Clinical considerations for the diagnosis of major depression after moderate to severe tBI

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-112

  Seel, Ronald T ^a   MacCiocchi, Stephen ^a   Kreutzer, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnosis; Rehabilitation; Traumatic brain injury; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGER; ANOSOGNOSIA; ANXIETY; APATHY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GUILT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; IRRITABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOOD; NEUROIMAGING; REVIEW; RUMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 77949595669     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181ce3966     Document Type: Review

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