Event date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 3 – 4 p.m.
Presenter: Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, PhD, CBIST, FACRM

Life Expectancy and Neurobehavioral, Psychiatric, and Emotional Changes after Brain Injury

Survival rates in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) have increased considerably over the past few years.1 However, mild traumatic brain injury mortality has increased likely due to more awareness caused by sports-related injuries and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.2-5 These changes in mortality rates have led to a bigger focus on neurobehavioral, psychiatric, and emotional outcomes.6-7 Some of those outcomes include lability, irritability, apathy, instability, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, hopelessness, fear and others to name a few. This presentation will discuss the latest research into life expectancy, survivability, and mortality rates after TBI. It will also elucidate the various neurobehavioral, psychiatric, and emotional changes after TBI.

At the end of the presentation, the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe the difference between mild, moderate, and severe TBI life expectancy, survivability, and mortality rates
  2. List and define various neurobehavioral, psychiatric, and emotional changes after TBI

 

 

Best Practices for Wellness, Mindfulness and Boundaries Related to Mental Health

Are CEUs needed?(Required)

 

 

 

References

  1. Howlett, J. R., Nelson, L. D., & Stein, M. B. (2022). Mental Health Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury. Biological psychiatry, 91(5), 413–420.
  2. Peskind ER, Brody D, Cernak I, McKee A, Ruff RL (2013): Military- and sports-related mild traumatic brain injury: clinical presentation, management, and long-term consequences. J Clin Psychiatry. 74:180–188; quiz 188.
  3. Nelson LD, Temkin NR, Dikmen S, Barber J, Giacino JT, Yuh E, et al. (2019): Recovery After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Presenting to US Level I Trauma Centers: A Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Study. JAMA Neurol. 76:1049–1059.
  4. Silverberg ND, Duhaime AC, Iaccarino MA (2020): Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in 2019–2020. Jama. 323:177–178.
  5. Albrecht JS, Abariga SA, Rao V, Wickwire EM (2020): Incidence of New Neuropsychiatric Disorder Diagnoses Following Traumatic Brain Injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 35:E352–E360.
  6. Ponsford JL (1990): Psychological sequelae of closed head injury: time to redress the imbalance. Brain Inj. 4:111–114.
  7. McAllister TW (2008): Neurobehavioral sequelae of traumatic brain injury: evaluation and management. World Psychiatry. 7:3–10.