A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for managing anxiety in adolescents with acquired brain injury.

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate an adapted cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for treating anxiety in adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI). Participants with ABI (12-19 years,  = 36) recruited from two sites were randomly allocated into either the intervention receiving 11 sessions of CBT ( = 19) or a wait-list control group ( = 17). The primary outcome was participants' anxiety and secondary outcomes were participants' depression, self-perception, and participation in daily activities, and parental stress, measured at (i) pre-intervention, (ii) immediately post-intervention, (iii) 2 months post-intervention and (iv) 6 months post-intervention.

Participation after acquired brain injury: clinical and psychometric considerations of the Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale (SPRS).

Objective: To examine the psychometric qualities and develop the clinical utility of the Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale (SPRS) as a measure of participation in people with traumatic brain injury.

Design: Data generated from previous prospective studies.

Subjects/patients: Convenience samples of healthy community-based volunteers (n=105) and people with severe brain injury (n=510).