Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression - Executive Summary | AHRQ Effective Health Care Program

New AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review on TBI and Depression Is Available


AHRQ has released a new systematic review of 115 clinical studies involving depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Comparative Effectiveness Review of Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression, prepared by researchers at the AHRQ’s Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center addresses key questions on depression after traumatic brain injury and finds there are many research gaps. However, there are treatments available for people with depression and people should understand their options. A pair of plain-language guides that summarize the evidence are also available. The consumer guide, Depression After Brain Injury: A Guide for Patients and their Caregivers, explains TBI and highlights the symptoms of depression, treatments and possible side effects. The guide also offers a short list of questions that patients can discuss with their clinician. The clinician guide, Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury, summarizes what is known and not known regarding diagnosing and treating depression in patients with TBI. It also explains what clinicians should discuss with their patients when weighing treatment options and where research gaps still exist.


▲ Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression
► Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression - Executive Summary | AHRQ Effective Health Care Program


▲ Depression After Brain Injury: A Guide for Patients and Their Caregivers
► Depression After Brain Injury: A Guide for Patients and Their Caregivers - Consumer Guide | AHRQ Effective Health Care Program


▲ Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury
► Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury - Clinician Guide | AHRQ Effective Health Care Program