The role of anxiety sensitivity in symptom perception after minor head injury: An exploratory study

Brain Injury

Volumn 25, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 1296-1299

  Wood, Rodger Ll ^a,b   McCabe, Michael ^a   Dawkins, Jayne ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belief systems; Cognition; Mild traumatic brain injury; Perception; Personality trait; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR HEAD INJURY; NOCICEPTION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIVERMEAD POST CONCUSSION QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

EID: 81255151077     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.624569     Document Type: Article

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