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ERIC Number: EJ534172
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury: Initial Impact on the Family.
Wade, Shari L.; And Others
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v29 n6 p652-61 Nov 1996
This study examined the impact on 44 families of children who had suffered severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) within the past month. It found that families experienced significantly more injury-related stress and higher levels of psychological symptoms than 52 families of children with moderate TBI and 69 families of children with orthopedic injuries. (DB)
Descriptors: Children, Emotional Adjustment, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Parent Attitudes, Physical Disabilities, Psychological Characteristics, Severity (of Disability), Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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