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Effects of head injury experience on head injury misconceptions

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International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

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This study examined the prevalence of misconceptions and effects of head injury experience on the knowledge of head-injury sequelae in a college population. In comparison to previous studies, the college sample demonstrated a lower endorsement of misconceptions relative to the general population. Although there were some significant differences between head-injured and non-head injured subjects’ responses to several items, the overall patterns of responses for the two groups were quite similar. The results suggest that experience with head injury does not necessarily increase knowledge of head injury sequelae and may even bias perceptions in the direction toward increased misconceptions.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth College, 03755, Hanover, New Hampshire

    Judith R. O’Jile

  2. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 29401, Charleston, South Carolina

    Laurie M. Ryan

  3. Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 70803, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Judith Parks-Levy, Wm. Drew Gouvier, Dawn E. Haptonstahl & Robert C. Coon

  4. Department of Psychiatry, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital, 90024, Los Angeles, California

    Brian Betz

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O’Jile, J.R., Ryan, L.M., Parks-Levy, J. et al. Effects of head injury experience on head injury misconceptions. Int J Rehab Health 3, 61–67 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02766798

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