Adaptive ability, behavior and quality of life pre and posttraumatic brain injury in childhood

Psychological problems, self-esteem and body dissatisfaction in a sample of adolescents with brain lesions: A comparison with a control group

“…Based on previous research [5][6][7][8], more marked difficulties in all investigated domains were expected for the clinical sample vs the control group. Because of the visible effects of the diseases and the associated social difficulties, the authors also expected a poorer self-esteem and more marked body dissatisfaction in adolescents with a history of brain lesions as well as specific difficulties and a characteristic profile depending on the aetiology of brain lesions.…”

“…The outcomes of ABI in adolescence have a profound impact on the individual [2] and the family system [3,4]. In point of fact, in most subjects, moderate-to-severe TBI and stroke do not only determine motor, sensory and neuropsychological impairments, but they are also often related to relevant psychological and behavioural problems and difficulties in adaptive functioning [5][6][7][8] as well as deficits in academic and cognitive skills [9][10][11][12][13]. As these aspects have the potential to significantly affect the social and school re-entry of teenagers, they should be closely monitored by clinicians.…”

Psychiatric Disorders After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective, Longitudinal, Controlled Study

“…Other pediatric TBI studies that include behavioral outcomes, but not specifically psychiatric outcomes, complement the psychiatric literature. [27][28][29][30][31] However, there has only been one published study of pediatric TBI that used a standardized psychiatric interview, a prospective longitudinal design, and had an injured control group. 3 That study included 60 children with TBI (31 with severe TBI, 29 with "mild" TBI) and 28 orthopedic injury (OI) controls studied at baseline (soon after injury), at 4 months, 12 months, and 27 months after injury.…”

Psychosocial adjustment following acquired brain injury in childhood and adolescence: Executive, behavioural and emotional contributions

“…Children with ABI have been reported to experience psychosocial difficulties in a number of the above areas [17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. A large recent prospective longitudinal study of consecutive recruitments (n ¼ 209) by Anderson et al [17] demonstrated more severe injury is associated with a decrease in psychosocial functioning at 6 months post-TBI.…”

“…Several studies have also examined psychosocial functioning following childhood ABI [17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) [24] outlines three levels of functioning in terms of a person's impairments (i.e.…”