Executive and compensatory memory retraining in traumatic brain injury.
A controlled treatment outcome study was conducted comparing the efficacy of memory remediation treatment with no treatment on traumatic brain-injury patients. The memory remediation treatment consisted of both compensatory and executive training skills and was delivered 6 hours weekly over a 2 1/2-week period. Six subjects in the treatment group and 6 subjects in the control group were matched on WAIS-R FSIQ scores, pre-test memory scores and age. Pre- and post-test measures were obtained for both groups on a paragraph memory task. A significant difference was demonstrated between the treatment and control post-test memory scores. The experimental group significantly improved memory scores beyond that of the control group, suggesting that memory remediation is effective for head-injury patients with memory deficits. Discussion of findings and suggestions for further investigation are presented.
Freeman
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Nova University School of Psychology, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Mittenberg
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Dicowden
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Bat-Ami
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D014888:Wechsler Scales