"I completely shut down": A mixed methods evaluation of the fear-avoidance model for young adults with a recent concussion and anxiety.

Brenda C LovetteEllie A BriskinVictoria A GrunbergAna-Maria VranceanuJonathan Greenberg

Published in: Rehabilitation psychology (2024)

The fear-avoidance model is a useful lens for understanding the lived experience of young adults with a recent concussion and co-occurring anxiety. Psychosocial treatment for this population would benefit from focusing on the interplay of concussion symptoms, anxiety, depression, disability, and pain-related fear, offering adaptive confrontation strategies, and addressing the interpersonal impact of concussion. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

sleep quality
mild traumatic brain injury
prefrontal cortex
chronic pain
high school
middle aged
mental health
neuropathic pain
emergency department
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
combination therapy
spinal cord
replacement therapy
cataract surgery