This fact sheet will help teachers, counselors, and school professionals know how to recognize a concussion and what to do if one occurs; and support students who return to school while recovering from a concussion.
Read MoreThis fact sheet helps school nurses protect students from concussion or other serious brain injury; know how to recognize a concussion and what to do if one occurs; support students who return to school while recovering from a concussion; and provide steps to prevent concussion in school.
Read MoreTeachers play an important role in helping students recover from a concussion as they return to school. Making short-term changes to students’ school workload and schedule—and giving them the time to help their brain heal—can help them get back to their regular school routine.
Read MoreEvidence that a curriculum-based education, skill-building, and supportive intervention can benefit couples for up to 3 months after treatment.
Read MoreSystematic review addressing how anomalies of executive function after traumatic brain injury (TBI) can translate into altered social behavior that has an impact on a person’s capacity to live safely and independently in the community.
Read MoreThis article discusses potential behavioral problems that can present a challenge for rehabilitation staff during acute rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Read MoreSystematic review of the evidence that childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with risk behavior in adolescence and young adulthood.
Read MoreThis systematic review has highlighted the complexities of caring for patients with a prolonged disorder of consciousness (i.e., lasting 28 days or longer) at every stage. Accurate diagnosis is important to educate families about patients’ level of consciousness and function, to inform prognostic counseling, and to guide treatment decisions.
Read MoreThis Advisory briefly summarizes key elements of TBI and describe its relevance to behavioral health, including recommendations for how behavioral health professionals can better meet the needs of patients who have a history of TBI.
Read MoreThis summary describes findings from a systematic review conducted to evaluate the evidence supporting pharmacologic, other biological (e.g., electroconvulsive therapy), and psychotherapeutic or rehabilitation treatments for depression after TBI
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