Cognitive Pragmatic Treatment: A Rehabilitative Program for Traumatic Brain Injury Individuals

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages E14-E28

  Gabbatore, Ilaria ^a   Sacco, Katiuscia ^a,b   Angeleri, Romina ^a,e   Zettin, Marina ^d,e   Bara, Bruno G ^a,c   Bosco, Francesca M ^a,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Koelliker Hospital   (Italy)

^c Neuroscience Institute of Turin NIT   (Italy)

^d Centro Puzzle   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive; communication; pragmatics; training; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR COMMUNICATION; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE PRAGMATIC TREATMENT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORY OF MIND; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INJURY SCALE; ITALY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DISORDER; TIME FACTOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DISORDER; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942504669     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000087     Document Type: Article

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