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Acceptance

Finding acceptance after a brain injury isn't easy. "For a long while, I bucked against our reality. I found myself caught between what I had once known and an uncertain future. The in-between caused marked turmoil. As much as I didn’t want to accept Taylor’s brain injury as part of our lives, it is. As much as I wish it didn’t affect Taylor and our family … it does."

Suicide Contagion: The Impact of "13 Reasons Why" and Celebrity Suicide

The Impact of 13 Reasons Why and Celebrity Suicide on Crisis Care, Rajeev Ramchand, PhD

Two new studies reveal how important we must consider our communications and messaging around suicide.

Why Is It So Important to Talk About Emotional and Psychological Recovery After Brain Injury?

Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer talks about why it's important to talk openly with people affected by brain injury about emotional and psychological recovery in addition to medical and physical recovery.

Jeffrey Kreutzer, PhD

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Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Depression

Diagnosing & Treating Brain Injury

Rehabilitation

How Does Ambiguous Loss Impact a Person with a Brain Injury?

"When I look in the mirror I see the same person who was there before, but when I go to work, I just can’t do the job the same way."

Jeffrey Kreutzer, PhD

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Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Caregiving & Brain Injury

Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

How Common Is Depression After Moderate or Severe Brain Injury?

Dr. Fann explains the prevalence of depression after brain injury.

Jesse Fann, MD

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Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Depression

What is the Difference Between Depression and Situational Sadness?

How to distinguish situational sadness from depression following a brain injury.

Jesse Fann, MD

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Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Depression

Why Do People Get Depression After a Brain Injury?

There are a number of reasons why people get depressed after a brain injury. There are also a lot of contributors to it.

Jesse Fann, MD

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Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Depression

What is Depression?

While everybody experiences depression in a different way, there are some core features of depression that affect a person's quality of life.

Jesse Fann, MD

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Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Depression

Concussion Symptoms: What You Need to Know

What You Need to Know: Symptoms of Concussion

Some signs and symptoms of concussion are evident soon after the traumatic event, while others you may only become aware of others days or weeks later.

Life After Brain Injury: My Struggle with Depression

Brandon Blake and Michelle Kauffman share how they worked to address challenges they faced with depression after experiencing a brain injury.

Emotional Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury

Emotional changes can be very tricky after a brain injury — for the injured person and his family.

The Impact of the Flat Affect on Families After Brain Injury

The Impact of The Flat Effect on Families after TBI

How do you love the man who can’t express emotions the way he did when you first fell in love with him? How long do you continue to gaze into eyes that don’t see your heart? How many times do you say, “I love you” to someone who doesn’t respond?

Brain Injury Symptoms

Once someone receives a blow to the head, any number of signs can indicate a brain injury.

TBI 101: Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

Common behavioral and emotional problems people with TBI can experience.

Depression Rates One Year After Moderate to Severe Brain Injury

Depression in Men and Women One Year Following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A TBI Model Systems Study

A study comparing depression rates in men and women one year after moderate or severe TBI shows no significant gender differences in depression symptom levels. But researchers did find different patterns of other symptoms.

Brain Injury & Depression: An Unexpected Outcome

My relationship with clinical depression goes back almost three decades. For reasons that even those intimately familiar with brain injury would be at a loss to explain, my depression virtually disappeared after my injury.

Brain Injury: Why Does My Loved One Act Out?

Learn more about the emotional and behavioral changes after a brain injury.

Impaired Cognition: Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about cognition and what happens when it is impaired after a brain injury.

Survival Tips for the Holidays with a Brain Injury

With an injured brain, the holiday season can burden us with more fatigue, more stress and perhaps some sad emotions. We will be able to enjoy ourselves much more if we prepare ourselves for the holiday season. Here are some tips that work for me since my brain injury.

Reaching Back in Time — a Message to My Younger Self

Reaching Back in Time â€“ a Message to my Younger Self

Summer is such a fun time of year. In fact, it’s my favorite season. What better time of year than to talk about suicide?

Changes in Behavior, Personality or Mood

Mood and behavior changes may appear after a concussion or mild TBI. You or your loved one may not understand why this is happening or know what to do. Trying these tips may improve these feelings.

Brain Injury & Adolescents: 5 Strategies for Talking with your Teen

Teens need to be able to talk about their plans and concerns with adults, but it can sometimes be difficult for adults to get out of the driver’s seat and let the teen take charge.

Who to Trust?

Of all the things I was warned about following TC’s brain injury diagnosis, no one suggested the idea of mistrust or suspicion. I didn’t anticipate waking up one day, twelve exhausting and painstaking months into his recovery, to find myself on trial, accused of harboring ulterior motives and secret plans...

The Big Picture

Several hundred thousand service members have sustained TBI since 9/11. For most of these vets, the long-term challenge is dealing with profound changes in social skills and the ongoing demands of daily life.

The Loneliest Season

"The truth is I was so lonely I was worried I was going crazy. At night, I would close my eyes and silently speak to the husband who no longer existed," writes caregiver Abby Maslin.

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