Studies have shown that depression often follows hospitalization for a brain injury. A recent study was conducted, in which 559 hospitalized adults with TBIs were interviewed over the phone through months one, six, eight, ten and twelve after their release from the hospital. Depression and anxiety were evaluated with the Patient Health Questionnaire. The researchers …
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Oct
23
New Federal Legislation on Student Head Injuries
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this September to set federal guidelines for addressing sports-related concussions suffered by children playing school sports. While concussions are a serious problem for school-age children – high school football players alone are estimated to suffer 43,200 to 67,200 head injuries each year – there is little awareness of …