The group rehabilitation helped me adjust to a new life: Experiences shared by persons with an acquired brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 529-537

  Lexell, Eva Månsson ^a,b   Alkhed, Ann Kristin ^a   Olsson, Kerstin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Brain injury; Group therapy programme; Qualitative research; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84876228211     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.765598     Document Type: Article

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