Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression on Neuropsychological Functioning in Electrical Injury Survivors

@article{Grigorovich2013ImpactOP,
  title={Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression on Neuropsychological Functioning in Electrical Injury Survivors},
  author={Alisa Grigorovich and Manuel G{\'o}mez and Larry Leach and Joel S. Fish},
  journal={Journal of Burn Care \& Research},
  year={2013},
  volume={34},
  pages={659–665}
}
To examine neuropsychological functioning in survivors of electrical injury with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. This was a prospective research study that was done in an outpatient clinic of a rehabilitation hospital. Thirty participants were recruited for the study between January 2008 and December 2010. All participants completed questionnaires measuring depression, PTSD, and a series of standardized psychometric measures of neuropsychological functioning. Domains tested… 
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