Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 1893-1902 , October 2008

The Injury Distress Index: Development and Validation

  • David E. Victorson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • Center on Outcomes, Research and Education, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to David E. Victorson, PhD, Center on Outcomes, Research and Education (CORE), 1001 University Place, Ste 100, Evanston, IL 60201
    • ,
  • Craig K. Enders, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
    • ,
  • Kent F. Burnett, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
    • ,
  • Elizabeth A. Ouellette, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

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 Supported in part by the John C. Mitchell Research Endowed Fellowship in Psychological Trauma, University of Miami.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.02.032

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