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Rates of Major Depressive Disorder and Clinical Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Date Posted: August 14, 2012
A majority of patients hospitalized for traumatic brain injury demonstrated major depressive disorder (MDD) one year after the injury, according to this study. High rates of depression were associated with a history of MDD and was an independent predictor of lower health-related quality of life, particularly related to mobility, performance of usual activities, pain and discomfort and role functioning.