@article{ref1,
title="Effect of mild traumatic brain injury and demographic factors on psychological outcome",
journal="Archives of trauma research",
year="2016",
author="Shafiei, Elham and Fakharian, Esmaeil and Omidi, Abdollah and Akbari, Hossein and Delpisheh, Ali",
volume="5",
number="2",
pages="e29729-e29729",
abstract="BACKGROUND: It is well-known that severe brain injury can make people susceptible to psychological symptoms. However, mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is still open for discussion.   Objectives: This study aimed to compare psychological symptoms of MTBI patients with those without MTBI considering demographic auxiliary variables.   Patients and Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on 50 MTBI patients and 50 healthy subjects aged 15 - 65 years. Psychological assessment was carried out six months post-injury using a series of self-report measures including the brief symptom inventory (BSI) scale. Other information of the individuals in the two groups was recorded prospectively. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, t-test, and multiple linear regression tests.   Results: There was a significant difference between the MTBI patients and healthy subjects in all subscales and total score of BSI. Our findings showed that obsession-compulsion and anxiety subscales were significantly more common in the MTBI patients than in the healthy subjects. Also, multivariate regression analysis six months post- injury showed that head trauma and substance abuse can have an effect on psychological symptoms.   Conclusions: Mild traumatic brain injuries despite of the normal CT scan and history of substance abuse are closely related to psychological symptoms. Therefore, it is recommended that patients with brain trauma 6 months post-injury and subjects with a history of substance abuse be evaluated for psychological distress to support better rehabilitation.   Keywords: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Psychological Symptoms; Brief Symptom Inventory<p />",
language="en",
issn="2251-953X",
doi="10.5812/atr.29729",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/atr.29729"
}