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Acute Depression And Anxiety Symptoms Following Concussion In An Adolescent Outpatient Population, Ari M. Fish, Julia Vanni, Kristy Arbogast, Phd, Catherine C. Mcdonald, Phd, Rn, Christina Master, Md, Caqsm
Acute Depression And Anxiety Symptoms Following Concussion In An Adolescent Outpatient Population, Ari M. Fish, Julia Vanni, Kristy Arbogast, Phd, Catherine C. Mcdonald, Phd, Rn, Christina Master, Md, Caqsm
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Introduction: Research has shown that concussed youth are at increased risk of developing psychiatric symptoms as compared to non-concussed youth. Few studies, however, have detailed the presence and severity of acute depression and anxiety symptoms following a concussion in adolescents, specifically. Thus, the current study aims to describe depression and anxiety symptoms in concussed and non-concussed adolescents using validated measures of depression and anxiety.
Methods: The current study includes 284 adolescents (114 cases, 170 controls), 13-18 years of age. Cases included concussed patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and controls were recruited from a local, Philadelphia high school. …