Journal article
Posttraumatic Amnesia and Recall of a Traumatic Event Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract
The relationship between posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was examined in 282 outpatients at a mean of 53 days after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Patients were assessed for TBI severity, intrusive and avoidant PTSD-type symptoms, and psychological distress, and were stratified into four comparison groups by duration of PTA. Levels of PTSD-type symptoms and psychological distress did not differ …
Authors
Feinstein A; Hershkop S; Ouchterlony D; Jardine A; McCullagh S
Journal
Journal of Neuropsychiatry, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 25–30
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date
February 2002
DOI
10.1176/jnp.14.1.25
ISSN
0895-0172