Psychometric study of the neurobehavioral symptom inventory

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 879-888

  King, Paul R ^a,b   Donnelly, Kerry T ^a   Donnelly, James P ^b   Dunnam, Mina ^c   Warner, Gary ^d   Kittleson, C J ^d   Bradshaw, Charles B ^e   Alt, Michelle ^a   Meier, Scott T ^b  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain concussion; Brain injuries; Comprehensive TBI evaluation; Neurobehavioral symptom inventory; Neuropsychology; Postconcussion symptoms; Posttraumatic; Stress disorders; Traumatic brain injury; Veterans

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COMPREHENSIVE TBI EVALUATION; NEUROBEHAVIORAL SYMPTOM INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; POSTCONCUSSION SYMPTOMS; POSTTRAUMATIC; STRESS DISORDERS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VETERANS;

DISEASES;

BRAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROBEHAVIORAL SYMPTOM INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANXIETY; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868337459     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.03.0051     Document Type: Article

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