Three-Month Psychiatric Outcome of Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Controlled Study.

ABSTRACT: The objective was to clarify occurrence, phenomenology, and risk factors for novel psychiatric disorder (NPD) in the first 3 months after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and orthopedic injury (OI). Children aged 8-15 years with mTBI (n = 220) and with OI but no TBI (n = 110) from consecutive admissions to an emergency department were followed prospectively at baseline and 3 months post-injury with semi-structured psychiatric interviews to document the number of NPDs that developed in each participant. Pre-injury child variables (adaptive, cognitive, and academic function, and psychiatric disorder), pre-injury family variables (socioeconomic status, family psychiatric history, and family function), and injury severity were assessed and analyzed as potential confounders and

SUBMITTER: Max JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8917890 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature