Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 1887-1892 , October 2008

Functional Limitations and Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury: Examination of the Temporal Relationship

Presented to the International Neuropsychological Society, February 2007, Portland, OR.

  • Kathleen Farrell Pagulayan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Kathleen Farrell Pagulayan, PhD, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 S Columbian Way, S-116 MHC, Seattle, WA 98108
    • ,
  • Jeanne M. Hoffman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Nancy R. Temkin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Joan E. Machamer, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Sureyya S. Dikmen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health (grant no. RO1 NS19643) and the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institutes of Health (grant no. F32 HD048030).

 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.2008.03.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 1887-1892 , October 2008

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