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Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Injury Severity on Recovery in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury

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Title
Impact of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Injury Severity on Recovery in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury
Published in
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, January 2012
DOI 10.1080/15374416.2012.632348
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Justin Kenardy, Robyne Le Brocque, Joan Hendrikz, Greg Iselin, Vicki Anderson, Lynne McKinlay

Abstract

The adverse impact on recovery of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been demonstrated in returned veterans. The study assessed this effect in children's health outcomes following TBI and extended previous work by including a full range of TBI severity, and improved assessment of PTSD within a longitudinal design. There were 205 children and adolescents (6 to 15 years of age) who experienced a TBI that were assessed at 2, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months following the TBI. Severity of TBI was classified as mild, moderate, or severe. After controlling for the impact of the severity of TBI, premorbid behavioral and emotional problems and executive function, children with TBI and PTSD did not experience as much psychosocial recovery as those without PTSD. Furthermore the level of psychosocial function was no better than that experienced by children with a severe TBI. In contrast, severe TBI was predictive of a poorer physical recovery in the first 6 months, after which recovery was equivalent across all severity levels.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 79 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 21%
Student > Bachelor 13 16%
Researcher 12 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 10%
Student > Master 7 9%
Other 9 11%
Unknown 16 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 30 37%
Medicine and Dentistry 9 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 9%
Social Sciences 4 5%
Neuroscience 2 2%
Other 12 15%
Unknown 18 22%