Clinical Applications of Problem-Solving Research in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Addressing the Subjective Experience of Cognitive Deficits in Outpatients With Acquired Brain Injury

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 320-328

  Rath, Joseph F ^a   Hradil, Amy L ^b   Litke, David R ^a   Diller, Leonard ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JFK JOHNSON REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Cognitive remediation; Metacognition; Problem solving; Self appraisal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CONTROL; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 83155184543     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025817     Document Type: Article

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