TBI Publications

Article provides clinicians with practical guidance on the evaluation and management of emotional and behavioral dyscontrol following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods of assessing emotional and behavioral dyscontrol are described briefly, and the importance of considering the differential diagnoses for these clinical phenomena is highlighted. Emotional dyscontrol is a ...

Study examined the effect of preinjury depressive symptoms on outcomes 3 months after complicated and uncomplicated cases of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Preinjury depressive symptoms, experienced in the 30 days before injury, as measured by retrospective self-report, were assessed within the first 2 weeks after injury. The outcome ...

Article describes ways that technology may enhance delivery and outcomes of individual placement and support (IPS) supported employment across the care continuum and stakeholder groups. Technology has the potential to enhance direct service as well as workflow in the IPS supported employment process, which may lead to improved fidelity ...

Article provides a critical review of the key aspects of the transition from school to adulthood for youth with autism spectrum disorders and identifies recommendations for policy and practice. The review highlights the literature and explores recommendations across the various elements of this transition, including social and psychological development, ...

Study examined specific aspects of sexual functioning (frequency, desired frequency, importance, and satisfaction) and their relationship to fatigue in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with those without brain injury. The relationship of demographic variables, emotional well-being, and health-related quality of life to sexual functioning was also explored. ...

Article provides self-scoring templates for the motor and cognitive scales of the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) that enable clinicians to monitor progress during rehabilitation using equal-interval Rasch-calibrated measures instead of ordinal raw scores. The FIM instrument is a measure of independence consisting of 13 physical and 5 cognitive functioning ...

Article discusses the causes, types, and treatment options for headaches after traumatic brain injury (TBI). It includes tips on self-care and when to seek help from a healthcare professional.

Study investigated the extent to which self-awareness and depressive symptomatology are associated with self-reports of memory, quality-of-Life (QoL), and satisfaction with life in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Thirty community-dwelling adults, who sustained a TBI at least 1 year prior to study enrollment, completed questionnaires to assess the ...

Article describes a process for operationalizing the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Disability, Functioning, and Health concept of disability for MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases. Translating a comprehensive conceptual definition of “disability” into an operational definition that utilizes electronic databases in the health sciences is a difficult step ...

Study evaluated the validity of the Spinal Cord Injury Pain Instrument (SCIPI), an interview-based spinal cord injury (SCI) neuropathic pain screening instrument. Clinician diagnoses of neuropathic pain (NP) and non-neuropathic pain subtypes were collected independently of descriptions of the pain characteristics provided by the patient with SCI using the ...

Article summarizes the most recent data on the prevention of urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients with neurogenic bladder, with a focus on patients with incomplete bladder emptying requiring catheterization who are specifically at risk. UTI is a common problem among patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction that can be ...

Study examined the effect of supported employment intervention on the employment outcomes of transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) served by the public vocational rehabilitation (VR) system using a case-control study design. Data for this study were extracted from the Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report (RSA-911) ...

Article describes a scoping review of the research conducted on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A broad range of research on the ADA tracks its progress and impact. Much of the research is inconclusive or conflicting, creating a fragmented evidence base about the ADA's effectiveness as a social policy. ...

Study evaluated the efficacy of the Short-Term Executive Plus (STEP) cognitive rehabilitation program for improving executive dysfunction, attention, and emotional regulation after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The goal of STEP is to teach a core set of metacognitive skills that can be applied across a wide range of real-life ...

Article discusses the definition, prevalence, causes, and treatment options for depression in individuals recovering from spinal cord injury (SCI). It also includes tips on how to find help and where to get additional information about SCI and depression.