Marital Stability After TBI BrainLine

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  On April 24, 2009, BrainLine had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Kreutzer and Dr. Stejskal to talk about their work with people with traumatic brain injury and their families. Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Brian King. Transcript of this video.
• BrainLine Talks with Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer and Dr. Taryn Stejskal About Working with Couples in Crisis
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  On April 24, 2009, BrainLine had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Kreutzer and Dr. Stejskal to talk about their work with people with traumatic brain injury and their families. Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Brian King. Transcript of this video.
• BrainLine Talks with Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer and Dr. Taryn Stejskal About How TBI Can Affect Marriage
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  Caron Gan, a marriage and family therapist talks about common issues after TBI. Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Brian King.  Transcript of this video.
• Caron Gan Talks About Spouses After Injury
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  BrainLine talks with Jason and Susannah Ferguson about Jason's traumatic brain injury which he suffered in a car accident. The couple discusses how the injury has affected family life, their marriage, and outlook on life. Produced by Victoria Tilney McDonough and Brian King at the 2008 Williamsburg Brain Injury Services Conference. Transcript of the video.
• BrainLine Talks with Jason and Susannah Ferguson About Family and TBI

A brief summary of current research.

Predictors of marital stability two years following traumatic brain injury

Arango-Lasprilla JC, Ketchum JM, Dezfulian T, Kreutzer JS, O'neil-Pirozzi TM, Hammond F Jha A. Brain Inj, 2008, 22(7-8):565-574.

This study followed survivors of brain injury and found that two years after brain injury, 85 percent of persons in this study remained married. Those at greater risk of marital instability included younger persons, males, having TBI from a violent injury, and having a moderately severe injury. Among people with more severe disabilities, the likelihood of remaining married was higher for minorities.

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