Multifamily Group Treatment for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-78

  Perlick, Deborah A ^a   Straits Tröster, Kristy ^b   Dyck, Dennis G ^c   Norell, Diane M ^d   Strauss, Jennifer L ^e   Henderson, Claire ^f   Close, Joy ^g   Berger, Noelle ^h   Bonuck, Elizabeth R ⁱ   Taber, Katherine H ^a   Kalvin, Carla ^a   Dolber, Trygve ^a   Cristian, Adrian ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Education and Clinical Center MIRECC   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

ⁱ EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat veterans; Multifamily group; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952995230     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022319     Document Type: Article

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