What is the study about?
This study reported on whether a specific, genetically variable neurotransmission pathway in the brain could provide information about prognosis for recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI). In particular, the researchers developed hypotheses about gene variants within this pathway and their potential relationship to problems thinking after ...
What is the study about?
This study tested if severity of head and extracranial injuries (ECI) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is related to suicidal ideation (SI) or suicide attempt (SA). The study also looked at what people with TBI with reported SI or SA have in common.
What did the study ...
What is the study about?
This study tested a mobile app as a way to measure depression and anxiety for people with TBI. This could allow new ways to measure mood with smartphones for people with TBI. The app was designed to repeatedly ask questions about emotional and physical health to ...
What is the study about?
This study investigated how resilience at 3 or 6 months following traumatic brain injury predicted quality of life outcomes of patients at 1 and 2 years after injury.
What did the study find?
The authors found that higher resilience scores predicted greater satisfaction with life, lower anxiety and ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on TBI and Depression. Dr. Chuck Bombardier discusses Get Back to Doing Enjoyable Things to Combat Depression.
So with people with more severe TBI, they do have greater limitations. So what I like to ...
What is the study about?
This project aims to develop a case definition and diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic confusional state (PTCS) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study describes clinical findings that establish a diagnosis of PTCS. Second, the study presents criteria for describing recovery from severe states of altered consciousness, ...
What is the study about?
This study examined characteristics of patients with post-traumatic brain injury fatigue (PTBIF) in order to assess characteristics of those whose fatigue persisted as compared to those whose fatigue resolved. The characteristics reported included: level of disability, sleep quality, mood, and community participation, as well as level ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on TBI and Depression. Dr. Jesse Fann discusses How Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Work?
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a very commonly used therapy that really tries to do three things. It tries to ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on TBI and Depression. Dr. Chuck Bombardier discusses Activity Can Help Alleviate Depression.
One of the interesting things we’ve learned in studying depression and what causes depression is the relationship between what people do ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on TBI and Depression. Dr. Samantha Artherholt discusses Recovery Is a Full Time Job.
We were talking today, Brandon and I, about how really this has been his full-time job since the injury, is ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on TBI and Depression. Dr. Jesse Fann discusses Importance of a Support System.
It’s very important for patients to engage their support system in their care. For example, if they have a spouse or ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on TBI and Depression. Dr. Chuck Bombardier discusses Importance of Recreational Therapy in Returning to Activity.
The link between a recreation therapist and rehabilitation or medical treatment or getting people better for depression is ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on TBI and Depression. Dr. Robert Fraser discusses How Does Vocational Rehab Help with Depression?
I would say we often have people with a mild to moderate degree of depression in our program. But ...
This is a part of the Hot Topic podcast series from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center on TBI and Depression. Dr. Jesse Fann discusses Antidepressant Medications.
A lot of people have negative images of antidepressants. There’s a lot of negative media out there about antidepressants. A lot of it is ...