Mood and Anxiety Disorders Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Study
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
- Vol. 24 (3) , 270-279
- https://doi.org/10.1076/jcen.24.3.270.982
Abstract
Studies utilizing standardized instruments for assessing mood and/or anxiety disorders following pediatric traumatic brain injury have seldom been reported in the literature. Previous reports have largely focused on cognitive impairment, behavioral dysfunction, or adaptive functioning, and have typically relied on parental informants. In this study, children hospitalized for mild (N = 42) and moderate/severe (N = 19) brain injury were assessed 6-months postinjury using the Anxiety disorders Module A and the Mood disorders Module C of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children – IV Revision (DISC-IV). The data collected for the brain injury groups were compared to an orthopedic control group (N = 35). The relationship between a new onset mood and/or anxiety disorder (NOD) and injury severity indices was examined. Sequential logistical regression was also utilized to examine the impact of a brain injury, demographic variables, preinjury psychiatric disturbance, development disorders, litigation status a...Keywords
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