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The aim of this systematic review was to critically evaluate the evidence on interventions for depression following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and provide recommendations for clinical practice and future research. We reviewed pharmacological, other biological, psychotherapeutic, and rehabilitation interventions for depression following TBI from the following data sources: PubMed, ...

Previous research on vocational rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury (TBI) has suggested that coaching and other services provided following job placement are particularly important for successful work re-entry in this population. Methods ofdefining and measuring these services are needed to estimate more precisely their effects on vocational outcomes. In ...

Purpose. To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of measures of advocacy activity and perceived control specific to those affected by acquired brain injury (ABI). Method. Questionnaires, including initial forms of the Advocacy Activities Scale (AAS) and Perceived Control Scale for brain injury (PCS-BI), Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental ...

Posttraumatic epilepsy is a common complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI), occurring in up to 15–20% of patients with severe brain trauma. Trauma accounts for approximately 5% of chronic epilepsy in the community. Because it is a common condition, and because of the relatively short latency period between injury ...

Objectives: Tllis study examines the relative contribution of employment-related Rnd general selfefficacy to perceptions of quality of life (QoL) for individuals with traumatic brain injury. Design: Correlational. Setting: Community-based research and training center. Participants: 427 individuals with self-reported TBI under the age of 65 were included in analysis. Mail, ...

Background: Diffuse axonal injury is a common consequence of traumatic brain injury that frequently involves the parasagittal white matter, corpus callosum, and brainstem. Objective: To examine the potential of diffusion tensor tractography in detecting diffuse axonal injury at the acute stage of injury and predicting long-term functional outcome. Design: ...

Background: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity after traumatic brain injury (TBI). There is no consensus regarding appropriate screening, prophylaxis, or treatment during acute rehabilitation. Methods: This prospective observational study evaluated prophylactic anticoagulation during rehabilitation in patients with TBI aged 16 years or ...

Cognitive rehabilitation refers to a set of interventions that aim to improve a person’s ability to perform cognitive tasks by retraining previously learned skills and teaching compensatory strategies. Cognitive rehabilitation begins with a thorough neuropsychological assessment to identify cognitive strengths and weaknesses and the degree of change in cognitive ...

Background: Past research shows that post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) duration is a particularly robust traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcome predictor, but low specificity limits its clinical utility. Objectives: The current study assessed the relationship between PTA duration and probability thresholds for Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) levels. Methods: Data were prospectively ...

Objectives: To examine racial differences in competitive employment outcomes at 1, 2, and 5 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to determine whether changes in not competitive employment rates over time differ between blacks and whites with TBI after adjusting for demographic and injury characteristics. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Sixteen ...

Objective: To provide preliminary descliptions of patterus of resolution of symptoms of acute confusion after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Prospective, descriptive, cohort study. Setting: Inpatient neurorehabilitation unit. Participants: Patients (N = 107) meeting critetis for posttraumatic confusional state at admission to inpatient rehabilitation. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome ...

In his 1956 Coulter Lecture. Fredellc Jung anticipated that the artificial language Iuterlingua might become the lingua franca of international scholarly exchange. That has not happened; English is the language of international science, and the Journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ...

Objective: To examine the efficacy of sertraline in the treatment of depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Setting: Research center at a major urban medical center. Participants: Subjects were a referred and volunteer sample of 52 participants with TBI, a diagnosis of major depression ...

Objective: To describe frequency and magnitude of caregivers' emotional distress and life satisfaction using standardized assessment procedures; compare distress levels among spouses, parents, and other caregivers; and identify risk factors. Design: Prospective collaborative cohort study. Setting: Six Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Centers providing neurotrauma care, rehabilitation, and outpatient ...

A systematic and phased approach to the development of cUnical rehabilitation research is needed. Finding ways to adapt such a phased developmental research model from the more familiar pharmaceutical model may enhance both rehabilitation research and the evidence base for decision making in clinical rehabilitation. Key Words: Rehabilitation; Research ...