Anxiety as a primary predictor of functional impairment after acquired brain injury: A brief report

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 429-435

  Bertisch, Hilary C ^a   Long, Coralynn ^a   Langenbahn, Donna M ^a   Rath, Joseph F ^a   Diller, Leonard ^a   Ashman, Teresa ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive; Emotional; Function; Neurorehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PILOT STUDY;

ANXIETY; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84890057504     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034554     Document Type: Article

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