A preliminary investigation of moral reasoning and empathy after traumatic brain injury in adolescents

Brain Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 896-902

  Beauchamp, M H ^a,b   Dooley, J J ^c   Anderson, V ^d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Empathy; Moral reasoning; Social skills; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATURITY; MORALITY; PREDICTION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN INJURIES; CANADA; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPATHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84879356179     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.775486     Document Type: Article

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