A survey study of patients recovering from stroke (N = 53) examined the extent to which belonging multiple groups prior and maintenance those group memberships (as measured by Exeter Identity Transitions Scales, EXITS) predicted well-being after stroke. Results correlation analysis showed that life satisfaction was associated both with memberships. Path indicated maintained because there a greater likelihood some would be preserved stroke-related transition. Furthermore, it found cognitive...

Primary objective: Little is known about how emotion recognition abilities develop during childhood and adolescence, although adolescence a time marked by significant changes in socio-emotional behaviour. The first aim of this study was to explore the range skills that 9–15-year olds would normally display whether emotion-reading are reliably measurable. Secondly, one wanted determine period which recognizing emotions improve.

Background: TBI can lead to cognitive, behavioural and emotional difficulties. Previous studies suggest that is relatively elevated in offender populations. In this study the aims were establish rate of various severities a representative sample adult offenders patterns custody associated with TBI.

Abstract Adolescence is a risk period for offending and traumatic brain injury (TBI) TBI factor poor mental health offending. has been largely neglected from guidance on managing the needs of young offenders. We sought to determine rate self-reported TBI, various severities, in male, adolescent youth population. also aimed explore whether was associated with number convictions, violent offending, problems drug misuse. Young male offenders aged 11 19 years were recruited Offender Institute,...

Biological aspects of depression after brain injury, in particular traumatic injury (TBI) and stroke, are reviewed. Symptoms found to be rather non-specific with no good evidence a clear pattern distinguishing it from those without injury. Nevertheless symptoms disturbances interest concentration particularly prevalent, guilt is less evident. Variabilitiy mood characteristic. The prevalence similar both stroke TBI the order 20-40% affected at any point time first year, about 50% people...

This study examined the roles of personal and social changes on relationship between injury severity life satisfaction among individuals with acquired brain (ABI). Personal change (i.e. having developed a survivor identity, identity strength), improved relationships, support from services), length time in coma) well-being satisfaction) were assessed sample 630 ABIs. A counterintuitive positive was found satisfaction. Bootstrapping analyses indicated that this mediated by changes. Although...

Objectives. The costs associated with traumatic injury are often exacerbated by the development of post‐traumatic stress symptoms. However, it is unclear what decreases symptoms over time. aim present research was to examine role psychological and social group memberships in reducing after orthopaedic injuries (OIs) acquired brain (ABIs). Design Methods. A longitudinal prospective study assessed self‐reported general health symptoms, memberships, among participants mild or moderate ABI ( n =...

Background: Young people in contact with the youth juvenile justice system have well-documented vulnerabilities including high rates of mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders. Studies suggested that they may also be at increased risk traumatic brain injury (TBI). Objective: (1) To describe profile a cohort offenders TBI associated comorbidity other disorders, needs, offending behavior. (2) development specialist service for within custody. Methods: Ninety-three male participants aged...

Objective: To determine the lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in UK police officers and evaluate associations between mild TBI (mTBI), persistent post-concussion-like symptoms (PPCS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) complex PTSD (C-PTSD). Setting: Online survey serving across England, Scotland Wales. Participants: A total 617 currently were eligible for study final sample consisted 573 participants. Subgroup comparisons made individuals with no history (n = 355), a...

Child brain injury can have a lasting, detrimental effect upon socio-emotional behaviour, but little is known about underlying impairments that cause behavioural disturbance. This study explored the possibility proportion of difficulties result from compromise to systems in which function reading emotion others eyes, face expression or vocal tone.Measures ability faces, voices and eyes were used conjunction with battery tests cognitive function, gathering data 18 children aged between 9-17...

In everyday adolescent communication, the ability to empathise with mental state of others, recognise or infer intentions, make judgements about emotional state, is a non-conscious but vital prerequisite relating. Execution these skills in social interactions supports both exchange knowledge and also development maintenance personal relationships. Thus, adolescents impairments are at risk for variety negative outcomes. this paper, we present data illustrate that traumatic brain injury (TBI)...

To compare the visual analogue score (VAS) for pain in patients with femoral neck fracture who received standard preoperative analgesia or without fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB).In fracture, 69 (regular paracetamol 1g 4 times a day, codeine 60 mg and opioid 10 2 hourly as required) were compared 50 plus FICB. VAS at rest on movement (hip flexion) was assessed before FICB 15 minutes, 8 hours after The amount of additional required incidence overdose (necessitating administration...

Survivors of acquired and traumatic brain injuries may often experience anxiety states. Psychological reactions to neurological trauma be caused by a complex interaction host factors. We explore how states understood in terms biopsychosocial formulation such also review the current evidence for presence specific disorders after injury. then describe cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT), treatment choice many disorders, integrated with cognitive rehabilitation (CR), management illustrate CBT CR...

Although memory disorders are frequently seen in survivors of brain injuries, remediation patients with severe is still relatively neglected clinical practice due to pessimism by clinicians regarding the efficacy such remediation. With respect journal training, a further reason for this neglect likely lack readily accessible protocols that therapists can use work these patients. The purpose present paper describe new training protocol was developed teach injury how compensate impairments...

To investigate the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their relationship to intended behaviour.An independent groups design utilized four variables; aetiology, group, blame gender explore survivors injury. The dependent variables were measured using Prejudicial Evaluation Social Interaction Scale (PESIS) Helping Behaviour (HBS).A hypothetical vignette based methodology was used. Four hundred sixty participants (131 trainee nurses,...