Behavioral inhibition and activation systems in traumatic brain injury.

Purpose/objective: Personality has been linked to cognitive appraisal and health outcomes; however, research specific to traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been sparse. Gray's theory of behavioral inhibition system and behavioral activation system (BIS/BAS) offers a neurobiologic view of personality that may be especially relevant to neurobehavioral change associated with TBI. The present study examined theoretical and psychometric issues of using the BIS/BAS scale among adults with TBI as well as BIS/BAS personality correlates of TBI.

Rasch analysis of the community integration measure in persons with traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To examine the measurement properties of the Community Integration Measure (CIM) in persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design: Rasch analysis was used to retrospectively evaluate the CIM.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital.

Religion and spirituality in rehabilitation outcomes among individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Objective: The long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury affect millions of Americans, many of whom report using religion and spirituality to cope. Little research, however, has investigated how various elements of the religious and spiritual belief systems affect rehabilitation outcomes. The present study sought to assess the use of specifically defined elements of religion and spirituality as psychosocial resources in a sample of traumatically brain injured adults.

The reliability and validity of the Community Integration Measure in persons with traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Community Integration Measure (CIM), a scale that assesses self-perceived quality of community integration, among persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Method: Persons (N = 279) with TBI completed the CIM, as well as other measures of community integration and quality of life, and were followed up to 15 years postinjury.

Results: The CIM was found to be a reliable instrument with adequate internal consistency.

The reliability and validity of the brief symptom inventory-18 in persons with traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) among persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design: Inception cohort design with cross-sectional follow-up of 6 months to 15 years.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital.