Treatment of Social Competence in Military Veterans, Service Members, and Civilians with Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Impairments in social competence are among the most prevalent sequelae after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Without successful social skills a person is often isolated, in conflict with others, and denied access to social and vocational opportunities. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a manualized group treatment program to improve and maintain social competence for individuals with TBI with identified social skill deficits. The Group Interactive Structured Treatment (GIST) - Social Competence program is a holistic, dual-disciplinary intervention targeting the pervasive interpersonal and communication problems that often interfere with participation at work, home, school and in the community after TBI.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA586103

Entities

People

  • Clare Morey
  • Cynthia Harrison-felix
  • Jennifer Coker

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Biomedical Research
  • Brain Injuries
  • Cohesion
  • Data Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Feedback
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Intervention
  • Pilot Studies
  • Ratings
  • Reliability
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Universities

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  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Cognitive Aging in the Guam and Border Populations Affected by Alzheimer's Disease and Tau-Associated Dementias.