Mental Illness in the 2 Years Prior to Pregnancy in a Population With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study: La maladie mentale dans les deux ans précédant une grossesse dans une population souffrant de lésion cérébrale traumatique : une étude transversale.

Hilary K BrownRachel StraussKinwah FungAndrea MatarugaVincy ChanTatyana MollayevaNatalie UrbachAngela ColantonioEyal CohenCindy-Lee DennisJoel G RayNatasha Ruth SaundersSimone N Vigod

Published in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2024)

Females with TBI, and especially those with a recent intentional TBI, have a high prevalence of mental illness before pregnancy. They may benefit from mental health screening and support in the post-injury, preconception, and perinatal periods.

Keyphrases

mental illness
traumatic brain injury
mental health

preterm birth
severe traumatic brain injury
pregnancy outcomes

pregnant women
physical activity

risk factors
mild traumatic brain injury