Relationships among spiritual beliefs, religious practises, congregational support and health for individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To determine relationships among spiritual beliefs, religious practises, congregational support and health for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design: A cross-sectional analysis of 61 individuals with TBI evaluated in an outpatient clinic using the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) and the Medical Outcomes Scale-Short Form 36 (SF-36).

Results: For persons with TBI the BMMRS Meaning and Values/Beliefs sub-scales were significantly correlated with the SF-36 General Health Perception sub-scale and the BMMRS Religious Support sub-scale was significantly correlated with the SF-36 General Mental Health sub-scale.

Insights into the medical management of brain injured veterans.

Many Iraqi war veterans are returning from their tours of duty with a multitude of medical problems. For those who have had traumatic brain injuries, their clinical picture can become clouded with neuro-cognitive and mood disturbances. Early recognition and inter-disciplinary rehabilitation combined with proper neuropharmacology can make it possible to alleviate some of the problems facing this population.

Distribution of services and supports for people with traumatic brain injury in rural and urban Missouri.

New paradigms of disability suggest that many variables interact to influence the community functioning of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), including injury severity and social, psychological, and environmental factors. Unfortunately, the majority of TBI outcome research to date has primarily focused on injury severity variables (e.g.