Psychosocial interventions for mental health difficulties following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
= 0.30). GRADE certainty of evidence was low for anxiety, depression, distress and suicidality, and very low for alcohol/substance misuse, sleep difficulties/insomnia and sexual dysfunction. Psychosocial interventions appear beneficial for mental health difficulties post-TBI, with most consistent evidence for CBT. Findings will inform Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Authors
- Holly Emery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-4423)
- Travis Wearne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7565-9163)
- Tamara Ownsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1835-7094)
- Dana Wong
- Paul Gertler
- Jacinta Douglas
- Skye McDonald
- Olivia Zuber
- And Cynthia Honan
- Sarah Carrier
- Grahame K Simpson
- On behalf of the Guideline Development Group (full list of members available here https://osf.io/6vpu8/files/7w9ce)
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2026.2664193
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00