Problem alcohol use in veterans with mild traumatic brain injury: Associations with cognitive performance and psychiatric symptoms

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1115-1130

  Hanson, Karen L ^a,b,c   Schiehser, Dawn M ^a,c   Clark, Alexandra L ^a,d   Sorg, Scott F ^a   Kim, Russell T ^a,b   Jacobson, Mark W ^a,b,c   Werhane, Madeleine L ^a,d   Jak, Amy J ^a,b,c   Twamley, Elizabeth W ^a,c   Delano Wood, Lisa ^a,b,c  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cognition; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Traumatic brain injury; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978704322     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2016.1198468     Document Type: Article

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