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Study examining the effects of pre-injury history of arrest or history of substance abuse on neurobehavioral functioning after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were 211 individuals with TBI who were seen for a follow-up neurobehavioral evaluation. Results indicate that participants with and without a history of pre-injury arrest differed ...

Presents ideas and questions to help brain injury survivors sort through the options of returning to their same job, finding a new job, or not going back to work at all. Rehabilitation professionals are encouraged to use the information to facilitate discussions with their clients. This document is included ...

Article offers critical commentary focused on a cognitive rehabilitation review paper appearing in the same issue (Carney N, Chesnut R M, Maynard H, et al. Effect of cognitive rehabilitation on outcomes for persons with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. J Head Trauma Rehabil 1999;14(3):277-307; NARIC accession number: J36734). ...

Article describes the Laws of the House of Rehab, a framework that rehabilitation professionals can use to address the psychological and rehabilitation needs of individuals with neurological disabilities. Organized by content areas, the laws encompass practice fundamentals, assessment and history taking, treatment planning, treatment, and communication. The laws can ...

Article with suggestions for family, friends, and caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) on ways they can help increase the likelihood of employment success as their family member with TBI returns to work. These include: recognize that brain injury happens to the whole family; consider that brain ...

Study evaluated annual trends in charges and lengths of stay for patients with brain injury in acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings over a 7 year period. Average daily rehabilitation charges and acute care charges increased each year while length of stay decreased, with annual reductions averaging 2.25 days. ...

Objective: To examine job stability moderating variables and develop a postinjury work stability prediction model. Design: Multicenter analysis of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who returned for follow-up at 1, 2, and 3, or 4 years postinjury, were of working age (between 18 and 62 years of age ...

Article about a study investigating the type and extent of personality changes in adults after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The hypothesis that TBI results in personality changes, especially in greater expression of negative emotionality and declines in social contact and activity, was tested by having relatives or significant others ...

Investigates the predictive power of the revised trauma score (RTS) instead of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in determining disability as measured by the Disability Rating Scale (DRS). Findings indicate that the RTS may be an important evaluation for determining mortality in emergency triage of traumatic brain injury (TBI) ...

Study evaluated the ability of the Cognitive Log (Cog-Log) to predict cognitive outcome 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Cog-Log is a bedside screening measure that assesses orientation, memory, praxis, concentration, response inhibition, and executive functioning in rehabilitation inpatients. It was developed to serve as a companion ...

Three studies were conducted to examine the relationship between focal cortical lesion location and outcome following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Patients were grouped according to whether they had frontal only, fronto-temporal, non-frontal, or no lesions. Study 1 tested the hypothesis that focal frontal and fronto-temporal lesions would be associated ...

Study examines the usefulness of somatosensory-evoked potentials (SEPs) and cognitive event-related potentials (ERPs) in predicting functional outcomes of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Demographic information, SEP and ERP measurements, Glasgow Coma Scale ratings, and functional outcomes as assessed by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended, were obtained for 22 ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to examine cerebellar activation during a working memory task in 8 individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 5 healthy control subjects. Both the control and MS groups showed significantly greater activation in the right cerebellar hemisphere compared with the left side. However, subjects ...

Describes a program in which occupational therapists were trained to deliver a protocol of behavioral treatment techniques during their individual occupational therapy treatment sessions. Describes the treatment and the method of training. Provides a case example.

Reports the results of a study of the efficacy of behavioral treatment for depression in older adult medical rehabilitation inpatients. In one group an experienced geropsychologist provided behavioral treatment and in another group occupational therapists provided the behavioral treatment. Depression was significantly reduced in both groups relative to the ...

Reports the results of a study of 60 consecutive patients aged 85 or older admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation program, to determine if demographic, medical, cognitive, or affective variables could predict ambulation or Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores, taken to reflect performance of activities of daily living (ADL). Only ...

Describes the characteristics of geriatric rehabilitation programs from the point of view of a psychologist. Geriatric patients, particularly those suffering from stroke or orthopedic injuries, were prevalent at the 180 accredited inpatient facilities responding to a survey. Neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapy were the most common work services provided by ...

Article presenting professional standards for psychological practice in long-term care facilities, as developed by a professional organization. After describing their development, the article outlines the standards, which cover provider characteristics, methods of referral, assessment practices, treatment, and ethical issues. ...