TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Preinjury emotional-behavioral functioning of children with lingering problems after mild traumatic brain injury
JO  - Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences
A1  - Peterson, Robin L.
A1  - Connery, Amy K.
A1  - Baker, David A.
A1  - Kirkwood, Michael W.
SP  - 280
EP  - 286
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - This study aimed to characterize preinjury emotional-behavioral functioning in pediatric patients with lingering problems after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). The clinical case series design included 278 patients 8-17 years old. Parents retrospectively rated children's preinjury emotional-behavioral functioning on a broadband questionnaire. The rate of clinically significant preinjury anxiety was elevated compared with national norms. The number of previous TBIs was associated with clinically significant preinjury externalizing problems, suggesting a link between externalizing disorders and mild TBI exposure. Premorbid emotional-behavioral difficulties may play an important role in the establishment or maintenance of lingering symptoms after pediatric mild TBI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-0172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.14120373
ID  - ref1
ER  -