Rehabilitation of Executive Functions in Patients with Chronic Acquired Brain Injury with Goal Management Training, External Cuing, and Emotional Regulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 436-452

  Tornås, Sveinung ^a   Lovstad, Marianne ^a,b   Solbakk, Anne Kristin ^c,d   Evans, Jonathan ^e   Endestad, Tor ^b   Hol, Per Kristian ^b,c   Schanke, Anne Kristine ^a,b   Stubberud, Jan ^a  

^a SUNNAAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Helgeland Hospital   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Cognitive rehabilitation; Evidence based; Executive functioning; Goal management; Randomized controlled trail

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955602411     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617715001344     Document Type: Article

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