Implementation of multifamily group treatment for veterans with traumatic brain injury

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 534-540

  Perlick, Deborah A ^a,b   Straits Troster, Kristy ^c   Strauss, Jennifer L ^c,d   Norell, Diane ^e   Tupler, Larry A ^c   Levine, Bruce ^c   Luo, Xiaodong ^a   Holman, Caroline ^c   Marcus, Tara ^c   Dixon, Lisa B ^f,g   Dyck, Dennis G ^h  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^g NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EFFECT SIZE; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OPEN STUDY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT T TEST; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BRAIN INJURIES; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84883136969     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.001622012     Document Type: Article

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