Effectiveness of an adjustment group for brain injury patients: A pilot evaluation

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 223-228

  Forman, Alexandra C M ^a   Lincoln, Nadina B ^a   Vesey, Patrick A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjustment group; Anxiety; Brain injury; Depression; Psychological support

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953107636     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2006.13.5.21379     Document Type: Article

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