Utility of the mild brain injury atypical symptoms scale as a screening measure for symptom over-reporting in operation enduring freedom/operation iraqi freedom service members with post-concussive complaints

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 718-727

  Cooper, Douglas B ^a   Nelson, Lonnie ^b   Armistead Jehle, Patrick ^c   Bowles, Amy O ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^c Munson Army Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Mild traumatic brain injury; Post concussion syndrome; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Symptom over reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857520629     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr070     Document Type: Article

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