Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1581-1592 , December 2007

Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Single-Case Experimental Design

Presented in part to the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, November 2003, Boston, MA.

  • Marie-Christine Ouellet, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Axe de Recherche en Traumatologie et Médecine d’Urgence, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Marie-Christine Ouellet, PhD, Recherche en Traumatologie et Médecine d’urgence Hopital de l’Enfant-Jésus du CHA 1401, 18e Rue, Québec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada
    • ,
  • Charles M. Morin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • École de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.

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 Supported by the Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01556-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.006

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1581-1592 , December 2007

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