Dysexecutive symptoms and carer strain following acquired brain injury: Changes measured before and after holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation | Zendy

Rachel A. Goodwin | Zendy; Nadina B. Lincoln | Zendy; Andrew Bateman | Zendy

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Dysexecutive symptoms and carer strain following acquired brain injury: Changes measured before and after holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation

Author(s) -

Rachel A. Goodwin,

Nadina B. Lincoln,

Andrew Bateman

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

neurorehabilitation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.611

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 1878-6448

pISSN - 1053-8135

DOI - 10.3233/nre-161338

Subject(s) - rehabilitation , neuropsychology , dysexecutive syndrome , acquired brain injury , traumatic brain injury , psychology , cognitive rehabilitation therapy , executive dysfunction , clinical psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , psychiatry , medicine , cognition

Following acquired brain injury (ABI), deficits in executive functioning (EF) are common. As a result many brain-injured patients encounter problems in every-day functioning, and their families experience significant strain. Previous research has documented the benefits of cognitive rehabilitation for executive dysfunction, and rehabilitation programmes designed to ameliorate functional problems associated with ABI.

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