Chicago Injury Blog

CHICAGO – Romanucci & Blandin notes a new study reporting that, in the year following a traumatic brain injury, about half of the survivors experience clinical depression, a rate almost eight times higher than found in the general population.

Those who had both a head trauma and depression reported more pain, mobility problems and greater difficulty in carrying out their usual responsibilities. The research was conducted by the University of Washington. Some say that TBI, combined with severe depression, can have severe consequences from the recovery of TBI.