National Taiwan University irritability scale: Evaluating irritability in patients with traumatic brain injury

Brain Impairment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-209

  Yang, Chi Cheng ^a   Huang, Sheng Jean ^b,c   Lin, Wei Chi ^a   Tsai, Yi Hsin ^b   Hua, Mau Sun ^d  

^a Department of Occupational Therapy   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Irritability; Scale; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

EID: 84555203821     PISSN: 14439646     EISSN: 18395252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/brim.12.3.200     Document Type: Article

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