A pilot study examining the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on symptoms of chronic mild traumatic brain injury/postconcussive syndrome

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-331

  Azulay, Joanne ^a,b   Smart, Colette M ^a,b   Mott, Tasha ^b,c   Cicerone, Keith D ^a  

^a JFK JOHNSON REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b New Jersey Neuroscience Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

mild traumatic brain injury; mindfulness; quality of life; rehabilitation; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROBEHAVIORAL SYMPTOM INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEIVED QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; PERCEIVED SELF EFFICACY SCALE; PILOT STUDY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SKILL; STRESS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BRAIN INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880783048     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e318250ebda     Document Type: Article

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