Journal article
Influence of major depression on 1-year outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury
Journal of neurosurgery, Vol.81(5), pp.726-733
11/01/1994
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1994.81.5.0726
PMID: 7931619
Abstract
The authors examine those factors that contributed to deterioration in social functioning, activities of daily living, or intellectual functioning during a 1-year period after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Fifty-two patients suffering an acute TBI were evaluated for existence and severity of mood disorders and impairment during their hospital stays and at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up examinations. Patients whose scores on intellectual function, social function, or daily activities deteriorated during the 1-year period after trauma were considered to have a poor outcome. Eleven of 52 patients had a poor outcome in social function, which was associated with race, right-hemisphere lesions, intellectual impairment, and prolonged major depression. Seven of 52 patients had a poor outcome in daily activities, which was associated with a major depression of more than 6 months' duration and severity of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores. Eleven of these patients had a poor outcome in cognitive function, which was associated with cognitive impairment immediately after TBI. A major depression lasting more than 6 months was associated with deterioration of social functioning and activities of daily living during the 1-year period after TBI.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Influence of major depression on 1-year outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury
- Creators
- Ricardo E Jorge - University of Iowa, PsychiatryRobert G Robinson - University of Iowa, PsychiatrySergio E Starkstein - Instituto de Neurología CognitivaStephan V Arndt - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals/Clinics, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of neurosurgery, Vol.81(5), pp.726-733
- DOI
- 10.3171/jns.1994.81.5.0726
- PMID
- 7931619
- ISSN
- 0022-3085
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/1994
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132186802771
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