Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology
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J Clin Exp Neuropsychol · Jun 2010
Meta AnalysisA meta-analytic review of the emotional symptoms associated with mild traumatic brain injury.
Given the prevalence of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and enduring subjective complaints known as postconcussion symptoms (PCS), it is important to investigate the nature and extent of these difficulties. This study used meta-analytic techniques to integrate the available information on the emotional symptoms associated with mTBI. ⋯ The results indicate that mTBI had a small to negligible effect on emotional symptom reporting. This has implications for the etiology of PCS, the delivery of therapeutic interventions, and medico-legal disputations.