Continuing with life as normal: Positive psychological outcomes following spinal cord injury

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-252

  Griffiths, H C ^a   Kennedy, P ^b  

^a HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

appraisals; posttraumatic growth; psychosocial outcomes; resilience; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 84863596001     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: 19455763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/sci1803-241     Document Type: Article

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