Pilot of a novel intervention for postconcussive symptoms in active duty, veterans, and civilians

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 272-279

  King, Emily G ^a   Kretzmer, Tracy S ^a,b   Vanderploeg, Rodney D ^a,b,c   Asmussen, Sarah B ^d   Clement, Veronica L ^a   Belanger, Heather G ^a,b,c  

^a James A Haley VA ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer intervention; Mild TBI; Postconcussive symptoms; Psychoeducational intervention

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLDIER; TELEPHONE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; VETERANS;

EID: 84883138342     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033116     Document Type: Article

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