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Lifetime history of traumatic brain injury is associated with increased loneliness in adults: A US nationally representative study.

Raj G KumarKatherine A OrnsteinEvan Bollens-LundEric M WatsonClaire K AnkudaAmy S KelleyKristen Dams-O'Connor
Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2020)
History of TBI was associated with greater loneliness compared with individuals without TBI in a representative sample of US adults. Managing depressive symptoms and medical consequences of TBI may be a target to ameliorate reporting of loneliness in this population.
Keyphrases
  • traumatic brain injury
  • social support
  • depressive symptoms
  • severe traumatic brain injury
  • healthcare
  • cross sectional
  • emergency department
  • physical activity
  • sleep quality
  • drug induced