Misdiagnosis of the persistent postconcussion syndrome in patients with depression.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of postconcussion-like symptoms in patients with depression. Participants were 64 physician-diagnosed inpatients or outpatients with depression who had independently-confirmed diagnoses on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. All completed the British Columbia Postconcussion Symptom Inventory, a 16-item measure designed to assess the frequency and severity of symptoms based on ICD-10 criteria for postconcussion syndrome. Specific endorsement rates of postconcussion-like symptoms ranged from 31.2% to 85.6% for symptoms rated mild or greater, and from 10.9% to 57.8% for symptoms rated moderate-to-severe. Approximately 9 out of 10 patients with depression met liberal self-report criteria for a postconcussion syndrome and more than 5 out of 10 met conservative criteria for the diagnosis. Implications for forensic neuropsychology will be discussed.

Learn Faster Today Improve your study skills

Author information

Author/s: Iverson, Grant L (GL);

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia & Riverview Hospital, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A1, Canada. giverson(-atsign-)interchange.ubc.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists (Arch Clin Neuropsychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-May; vol 21 (issue 4) : pp 303-10

Dates: Created 2006/07/12; Completed 2006/09/05; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 16797916, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article (including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.

MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Depression - complications; diagnosis; epidemiology
Diagnostic Errors
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Female
Humans

Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Post-Concussion Syndrome - complications; diagnosis; epidemiology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data

These are the highest related articles currently in the database:

See 100+ related articles.