2007/02/01 by Esther Bay, Samuel A. McLean · 19 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #Traumatic Brain Injury Research #Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances #Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation #Mood #Traumatic brain injury #Medicine #Medical diagnosis #Health care #Psychiatry #Psychology
paper · doi:10.1097/01376517-200702000-00009
published in Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 39(1), 43-51 (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
openalex publication_date 2007/02/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/27
Nearly 75% of persons with brain injury experience a mild injury. These people do not often enter the healthcare system by traditional means, nor do they always present with visible signs and symptoms of injury. In fact, people who experienced brain trauma are likely to seek help in primary care settings and from advanced practice nurses (APNs). Because the symptom experience can be complicated by impaired perception or mood, delays in seeking help, and faulty explanations for their symptoms, APNs need to rule out competing diagnoses, offer brief psychoeducational treatment, and refer the person to an appropriate specialist for therapy when needed.