What is the study about?
The most common complication after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is post-traumatic depression (PTD). This study looked at whether inflammation profiles from the acute phase of TBI can predict risk for PTD 6 and 12 months after the injury. People with TBI may have better outcomes ...
Parental involvement is critical when a young person is returning to school after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Parents have the most knowledge about their child and are deeply invested in their daughter's or son's well-being and future. Often parents become advocates to ensure that all essential supports are in ...
Objective
Our team developed an attention control condition, called the Brain Health Group (BHG), for a randomized controlled trial (RCT; NCT03594734). The focus of the BHG was on brain health education and self-management. The objectives of this supplementary analysis are to (1) Describe compliance with the 12-month BHG; (2) Examine efficacy ...
What is the study about?
This study examines the probability of returning to productivty, defined as engagement in school or work, over time up to 5 years following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
What did the study find?
This study found several factors associated with the likelihood of returning to work following a ...
What is a concussion?
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow to the head which causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This can happen due to a car or bike crash, a fall, an assault, or a sports injury. In ...
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 Relieving Depression After TBI Through Activity.
So, this is something that I talk about a lot with my patients, and it’s the idea of behavioral activation, ...
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. Samantha Artherholt discusses Adjustments to Therapy for TBI Patients.
For a therapist who has not worked with brain injury patients before, I think it’s really critical to remember that ...
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 podcast-brief from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center.
Feeling sad is a normal response to the losses and changes a person faces after traumatic brain injury. But what happens when those feelings of sadness linger for weeks… or months… or years? What happens when feelings of despair or ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
What is the study about?
The study explored the problem solving treatment (PST) for service members with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study tested the effectiveness of the treatment in reducing concussive symptoms. PST is a telephone-based treatment, also known as telehealth.
What did the study find?
Researchers propose that the telephone-based PST ...
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. Robert Fraser discusses What Is Vocational Rehabilitation?
Vocational rehabilitation is an effort and a system to integrate people with disabilities into the workforce or back into the workforce following ...