Investigating the Connection Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Adolescents

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
Tara RhineShari L Wade

Abstract

To identify potentially modifiable individual and social-environmental correlates of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among adolescents hospitalized for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Four pediatric hospitals and 1 general hospital in the United States. Children ages 11 to 18 years, hospitalized for moderate-severe TBI within the past 18 months. Retrospective cross-sectional analysis. The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Reaction Index and the Youth Self-Report (YSR) PTSD subscale. Of 147 adolescents enrolled, 65 (44%) had severe TBI, with an average time since injury of 5.8 ± 4 months. Of the 104 who completed the UCLA-PTSD Reaction Index, 22 (21%) reported PTSS and 9 (8%) met clinical criteria for PTSD. Of the 143 who completed the YSR-PTSD subscale, 23 (16%) reported PTSS and 6 (4%) met clinical criteria for PTSD. In multivariable analyses, having a negative approach to problem solving and depressive symptoms were both associated (P < .001) with higher levels of PTSS based on the UCLA-PTSD Reaction Index (β = 0.41 and β = 0.33, respectively) and the YSR-PTSD subscale (β = 0.33 and β = 0.40, respectively). Targeting negative aspects of problem solving in youths after brai...Continue Reading

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