Examining the effect of spinal cord injury on emotional awareness, expressivity and memory for emotional material

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 406-419

  Deady, D K ^a   North, N T ^b   Allan, D ^c   Smith, M J Law ^d   O'Carroll, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Emotional awareness; Emotional expressivity; Memory and emotion; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77955132262     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.482138     Document Type: Article

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