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| R L I WoodSummaryAffiliation: University of Wales Country: UK Publications
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Psychosocial adjustment 17 years after severe brain injuryR L Wood
Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77:71-3. 2006....
The ecological validity of executive tests in a severely brain injured sampleRodger Ll Wood
Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 21:429-37. 2006..An index of insight was not correlated with any of the executive tests. It is concluded that these tests have limited ecological validity when used to assess patients following severe head trauma...- Understanding the 'miserable minority': a diasthesis-stress paradigm for post-concussional syndromeR Ll Wood
University of Wales, Swansea, Wales, UK
Brain Inj 18:1135-53. 2004..Finally, the rationale and effectiveness of interventions that ameliorate the impact of early post-concussional symptoms is reviewed to see if prevention of the post-concussional syndrome is more effective than cure... 
Applications of operant learning theory to the management of challenging behavior after traumatic brain injuryRodger Ll Wood
Psychology Department, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
J Head Trauma Rehabil 26:202-11. 2011..Future developments in the application of learning theory are also considered...- Role of alexithymia in suicide ideation after traumatic brain injuryRodger L L Wood
Brain Injury Research Group, Department of Psychology, School of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 16:1108-14. 2010..The results of this study suggest that increased attention should be directed toward emotional change after TBI, as alexithymia may mediate the development of worthlessness and, in turn, increase the risk of SI... - Psychological factors contributing to perceptions pain intensity after acute orthopaedic injuryRodger Ll Wood
School of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK
Injury 42:1214-8. 2011..This could lead to effective early intervention using psychological methods of pain management to reduce the risk of acute pain evolving into a chronic pain disorder... - The impact of alexithymia on somatization after traumatic brain injuryRodger Ll Wood
Brain Injury Research Group, Psychology Department, School of Human Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Brain Inj 23:649-54. 2009..The current study therefore examined relationships between alexithymia, affective distress and somatization in a TBI sample... - The scientist-practitioner model: how do advances in clinical and cognitive neuroscience affect neuropsychology in the courtroom?Rodger Ll Wood
Brain Injury Research Group, School of Human Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
J Head Trauma Rehabil 24:88-99. 2009.... - Assessment of neurobehavioural disability: a review of existing measures and recommendations for a comprehensive assessment toolR Ll Wood
Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Brain Inj 22:905-18. 2008..It is the authors' intention to use this review to encourage researchers to develop new NBD measurement tools... - Long-term outcome of serious traumatic brain injuryR Ll Wood
University of Wales Swansea and Welsh Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Human Sciences, Swansea, Wales, UK
Eur J Anaesthesiol Suppl 42:115-22. 2008..This article will attempt to briefly review the main sources of evidence contributing to long-term outcome following serious head trauma... - Neuropsychological correlates of organic alexithymiaRodger Ll Wood
Brain Injury Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, United Kingdom
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 13:471-9. 2007..The results of this study suggest that increased neuropsychological attention should be directed towards emotional change after head injury and its relationship with cognition and psychosocial outcome... - Demographic and cognitive predictors of long-term psychosocial outcome following traumatic brain injuryRodger L Wood
Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, United Kingdom
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 12:350-8. 2006..Results partially support Kendall and Terry's model but the variables that significantly influence outcome seem to be determined by the outcome dimensions selected... - Long-term neuropsychological impact of brief occupational exposure to organic solventsRodger Ll Wood
Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 20:655-65. 2005..Discrepancy scores between the NART and the WAIS suggest subtle but statistically significant decline in performance IQ following solvent exposure... - The impact of head injury neurobehavioural sequelae on personal relationships: preliminary findingsR L Wood
Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Brain Inj 19:845-51. 2005..Existing evidence suggests that neurobehavioural disability is a frequent legacy of serious head trauma and has a major impact on the psychological well-being of relatives and friends of people with brain injuries... - The effect of litigation on long term cognitive and psychosocial outcome after severe brain injuryRodger Ll Wood
Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 21:239-46. 2006..The results of this study are consistent with data from another study that assessed litigants and non-litigants after severe head injury, but differs from studies that examine cases of minor injury... - The impact of mild developmental learning difficulties on neuropsychological recovery from head traumaRodger L L Wood
Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, Wales, UK
Brain Inj 20:477-84. 2006..To investigate the prevalence of mild developmental learning difficulties (MDLD) in a group of patients who had sustained head trauma, to determine the impact on cognitive and neurobehavioural recovery... - Long-term effect of head trauma on intellectual abilities: a 16-year outcome studyR L I Wood
Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77:1180-4. 2006..Intelligence was assessed in a group of 74 people with head injury, 16 years after injury (mean 16.77 years; range 10-32 years), and compared with their performance when assessed at an early stage in recovery (mean 1.05 years)... - The role of anxiety sensitivity in symptom perception after minor head injury: an exploratory studyRodger Ll Wood
Brain Injury Research Group, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
Brain Inj 25:1296-9. 2011..AS, therefore, has the potential to mediate perception of and reaction to post-concussion symptoms at an early stage of recovery, increasing the risk of a protracted and incomplete recovery... - Inability to empathize following traumatic brain injuryRodger L L Wood
Brain Injury Research Group, Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 14:289-96. 2008..A high proportion of TBI patients lack the ability to empathize, but the deficit does not appear related to any specific cognitive impairment and cannot be predicted by measures of affect...