You Only Get One Brain: Adult Reflections on Coping and Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescence

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aut.relation.endpage10
aut.relation.issueahead-of-print
aut.relation.journalBrain Injury
aut.relation.startpage1
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dc.contributor.authorMulligan, T
dc.contributor.authorBarker-Collo, S
dc.contributor.authorGibson, K
dc.contributor.authorJones, K
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-22T01:45:29Z
dc.date.available2023-08-22T01:45:29Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBackground: TBI during adolescence can result in significant acute symptoms that can persist into adulthood. This research analyzed retrospective qualitative accounts of young adults who had sustained a TBI in adolescence to explore coping and recovery processes specific to this developmental stage. Methods: Thirteen adults (aged 20–25 years; mean 23 years) who sustained a mild (n = 12) or moderate (n = 1) TBI during adolescence (aged 13–17 years at injury), approximately 7.7 years (range = 6.7–8.0 years) prior, participated. Semi-structured individual interviews, analyzed using thematic analysis, explored participants’ experiences following their TBIs. Results: Thematic data analysis produced two key categories of themes relating to recovery processes: (1) Individual factors impacting coping, with themes of learning to cope with difficulties, seeking acceptance and balance, and finding meaning; and (2) Social factors impacting coping, which included themes of feeling included, relying on family, professionals didn’t get it, and lacking someone who understands. Conclusions: Recovery following TBI sustained during adolescence could be maximized by facilitating greater understanding of specific impacts on young people among clinicians and family, longer term monitoring of symptoms including emotional reactions to symptoms, and the provision of emotional support.
dc.identifier.citationBrain Injury, ISSN: 0269-9052 (Print); 1362-301X (Online), Informa UK Limited, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2023.2243824
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02699052.2023.2243824
dc.identifier.issn0269-9052
dc.identifier.issn1362-301X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16585
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02699052.2023.2243824
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectcoping
dc.subjectqualitative
dc.subjectrecovery processes
dc.subjecttraumatic brain injury
dc.subject4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science
dc.subject4203 Health Services and Systems
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectMind and Body
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subjectTraumatic Head and Spine Injury
dc.subjectBrain Disorders
dc.subjectPediatric
dc.subjectTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
dc.subjectPhysical Injury - Accidents and Adverse Effects
dc.subjectRehabilitation
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subject11 Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subjectRehabilitation
dc.subject3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
dc.subject5203 Clinical and health psychology
dc.titleYou Only Get One Brain: Adult Reflections on Coping and Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescence
dc.typeJournal Article
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