Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 7 , Pages 953-961 , July 2006

Self-Reported Psychosocial Health Among Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Melissa L. McCarthy, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Melissa L. McCarthy, ScD, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5801 Smith Ave, Davis Bldg, Ste 3220, Baltimore, MD, 21209
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  • Sureyya S. Dikmen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Jean A. Langlois, ScD

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • Anbesaw W. Selassie, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Ja K. Gu, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Michael D. Horner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Mental Health Service, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC.

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    Mean SF-36 score of study sample versus population norms. Abbreviations: MH, mental health; Role, role limitations due to emotional problems, SF, social functioning; VT, vitality.

    Mean SF-36 score of study sample versus population norms. Abbreviations: MH, mental health; Role, role limitations due to emotional problems, SF, social functioning; VT, vitality.

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    Mean SF-36 MCS score of study sample versus other medical conditions.

    Mean SF-36 MCS score of study sample versus other medical conditions.

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    SF-36 MCS level. Percentage who reported receiving mental health treatment and unmet need by MCS levels. Abbreviation: Tx, treatment.

    SF-36 MCS level. Percentage who reported receiving mental health treatment and unmet need by MCS levels. Abbreviation: Tx, treatment.

 Supported by the Division of Injury and Disability Outcomes and Programs, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cooperative agreement no. U17/CCU421926).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00285-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.03.007

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 7 , Pages 953-961 , July 2006