The role of self-discrepancy theory in understanding post-traumatic brain injury affective disorders: a pilot study.

This pilot study examined the utility of self-discrepancy theory (SDT) in explaining post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) depression and anxiety. The SDT model was expanded to include the discrepancy between the postinjury self and the preinjury self. Study participants were 21 individuals with mild to severe TBI residing in the community, who completed the Selves Interview, the Selves Adjective Checklist, the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the Beck Anxiety Inventory.

Participation objective, participation subjective: a measure of participation combining outsider and insider perspectives.

Background: Participation now replaces community integration or handicap as concepts reflecting the social and interpersonal aspects of disability. If rehabilitation is to adequately measure participation, new measures of participation are needed. To represent the voice of the consumer, such measures should reflect not just "objective," normative aspects, but also subjective ones, tapping the consumer's view of participation.

Cognitive impairment associated with toxigenic fungal exposure: a replication and extension of previous findings.

In this study, neuropsychological data and symptom reports from 31 individuals exposed to toxic mold were examined. Most participants were found to have reduced cognitive functioning in multiple domains, with memory and executive functions the most commonly affected areas. Rates of dysfunction were significantly greater than chance on more than half of the tests.

Child and parent responses to a brain injury screening questionnaire.

Objectives: To determine, by using a Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire (BISQ), in a sample of urban public school students, what proportion of children are at risk for having sustained a brain injury, to measure the incidence of blows to the head and alterations in mental status, and to determine whether children and parents report differently on the BISQ.

Design: Survey.

Setting: Research facility and community.

Relationship between depression and psychosocial functioning after traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To examine the relationship between depression and psychosocial functioning up to 5 years after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design: Longitudinal cohort study with 2 assessments completed.

Setting: Community.

Peer support in the community: initial findings of a mentoring program for individuals with traumatic brain injury and their families.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a community-based peer support program for individuals and their family members following traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Settings: Community-based sample of family members and individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Participants: Twenty individuals who had participated in the peer support program (11 individuals with TBI and 9 family members).