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Selected Journal Articles

The list below includes research publications on TBI that emerged between 1998 and the present. All were authored by staff of the RRTC and the NY TBI Model System.

Post-TBI Cognitive Functioning

Gordon, W.A., Cantor, J.B., Ashman, T.A., & Brown, M. (2006). Treatment of post-TBI executive dysfunction: Application of theory to practice. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 21, 156-167.

Gordon, W.A., & Hibbard, M.R. (2005). Cognitive rehabilitation. In J.M. Silver, S.C. Yudoffsky & T.W. McAllister (eds), Neuropsychiatry of traumatic brain injury, 2nd edition, pp. 655-660. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

Emotional and Health Challenges

Ashman, T.A., Gordon, W.A., Cantor, J.B., & Hibbard, M.R. (2006). Neurobehavioral consequences of traumatic brain injury. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, 73, 999-1005.

Ashman, T.A., Schwartz, M.E., Cantor, J.B., Hibbard, M.R., & Gordon, W.A. (2004). Screening for substance abuse in individuals with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 18, 191-202.

Ashman, T.A., Spielman, L.A., Hibbard, M.R., Silver, J.M., Chandna, T., & Gordon, W.A. (2004). Psychiatric challenges in the first 6 years after traumatic brain injury: Cross-sequential analyses of Axis I disorders. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (4, Suppl 2), S36-S42.

Cantor, J.B., Ashman, T.A., Schwartz, M.E., Gordon, W.A., Hibbard, M.R., Brown, M., Spielman, L., Charatz, H.J., Cheng, Z. (2005). The role of self-discrepancy theory in understanding post-TBI affective disorders: A pilot study. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 20, 527-543.

Duong, T.T., Englander, J., Wright, J., Cifu, D.X., Greenwald, B.D., & Brown, A.W. (2004). Relationship between strength, balance, and swallowing deficits and outcome after traumatic brain Injury: A multicenter analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, 1291-1297.

Flanagan, S.R., Greenwald, B., & Wieber, S. (2007). Pharmacological treatment of insomnia for individuals with brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 22, 67-70.

Flanagan, S., Teodorescu, V., Behnegar, A., Gordon, W., & Shao, M. (in press). Incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and its propagation among rehabilitation medicine inpatients with brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Gordon, W.A., Flanagan, S.R., Hibbard, M.R., & Ashman, T.A. (in press). Post-TBI depression: an important issue for assessment and treatment. Advances in Rehabilitation Psychology.

Gordon, W.A., Flanagan, S., Hibbard, M.R., & Ashman, T.A. (2004). Defeating depression. Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation, 13(5), 59-60, 73

Greenwald, B.D. (2005). Balance and outcomes after traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 19 (Supp.), 79.

Hibbard, M. (1999). Long-term post TBI health problems. BIANYS Bulletin.

Hibbard, M.R., Ashman, T.A., Spielman, L.A., Chun, D., Charatz, H.J., & Melvin, S. (2004). Relationship between depression and psychosocial functioning following traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (4, Suppl 2), S43-S53.

Hibbard, M.R., Bogdany, J., Uysal, S., Kepler, K., Silver, J.M., Gordon, W.A., & Haddad, L. (2000). Axis II psychopathology in individuals with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 14, 45-61.

Hibbard, M.R., Breed, S., Ashman, T.A., & Williams, J. (2005). Co-occurring psychiatric and neurological impairments in older adults. In S. Bush & T. Martin (eds.), Geriatric neuropsychology essentials, pp. 327-362. New York: Taylor and Francis.

Hibbard, M.R., Gordon, W.A., Flanagan, S., Haddad, L., & Labinsky, E. (2000). Sexual dysfunction after traumatic brain injury. NeuroRehabilitation, 15, 107-120.

Hibbard, M.R., Gordon, W.A., & Kothera, L. (2007). Traumatic brain injury. In F. Dattilio & A. Freeman (Eds.), Cognitive-behavioral strategies in crisis intervention, pp. 151-174. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

Hibbard, M.R., Rendon, D., Charatz, H., & Kothera, L. (2005). CBT in individuals with traumatic brain injury. In S.M. Freeman & A. Freeman (eds), Cognitive behavior therapy in nursing practice, pp. 189-220. New York: Springer Publishing Co.

Hibbard, M., Uysal, S., Kepler, K., Bogdany, J., & Silver, J.M. (1998). Axis I psychopathology in individuals with TBI. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 13(4), 24-39.

TBI and Aging

Ashman, T.A., Mohs, R., & Harvey, P. (1999). Aging and cognition. In J. Birren (ed.), Geriatric psychiatry, 3 rd ed. New York: McGraw Hill.

Breed, S., Flanagan, S., & Watson, K. (2004). The relationship between age and the self-report of health symptoms in individuals with TBI. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (4, Suppl 2), S61-S67.

Dahlman, K., Ashman, T.A., & Mohs, R. (2000). Psychological assessment of the elderly. In G. Goldstein (ed.), Handbook of psychological assessment, 3rd ed. New York: Allyn and Bacon.

Flanagan, S., Hibbard, M.R., Riordan, B., & Gordon, W.A. (2006). TBI in the elderly: Diagnosis and treatment challenges. Clinics of Geriatric Medicine, 22, 449-468.

Flanagan, S. Gordon, W.A., & Hibbard, M. (2005). The impact of age on traumatic brain injury. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 6(1), 163-177.

Hibbard, M.R., Breed, S., Ashman, T.A., & Williams, J. (2005). Co-occurring psychiatric and neurological impairments in older adults. In S. Bush and T. Martin (eds.), Geriatric neuropsychology essentials, pp. 327-362. New York: Taylor and Francis.

Layman, D., Dijkers, M.P.J.M., & Ashman, T.A. (2005). Exploring the impact of traumatic brain injury on the older couple: "Yes, but how much of it is age, I can’t tell you . . ." Brain Injury, 19, 909-923.

Quality of Life

Brown, M., & Gordon, W.A. (1999). Quality of life as a construct in health and disability research. Mount Sinai Medical Journal, 66, 160-169.

Brown, M., Gordon, W.A., & Haddad, L. (2000). Models for predicting subjective quality of life in individuals with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 14, 5-19.

Brown, M., & Vandergoot, D. (1998). Quality of life of individuals with traumatic brain injury: Comparison with others living in the community. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 13(4),1-23.

Dijkers, M. (1999). Measuring quality of life: methodological issues. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 78, 286-300.

Dijkers, M. (2001). Putting the individual back into quality of life measurement. Rehab Outlook, Summer, 17-19.

Dijkers, M. (2003). Individualization in quality of life measurement: instruments and approaches. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84(Suppl 2), S3-S14.

Dijkers, M. (2004). Quality of life after traumatic brain injury: A review of research approaches and findings. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (4, Suppl 2), S21-S35.

Dijkers, M., Layman, D., Ashman, T., & Brown M. (2002). Self-report of quality of life by persons with traumatic brain injury: a reliability study [abstract]. Quality of Life Research, 11, 672.

Johnston, M.J., Goverover, Y., & Dijkers, M.P.J.M. (2005). Community activities and individuals’ satisfaction with them: Quality of life in the first year after traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86, 735-745.

Participation and Activity

Brown, M., Gordon, W.A., & Spielman, L. (2003). Participation in social and recreational activity in the community by individuals with traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 48 (4), 266-274.

Gordon, W.A., Sliwinski, M., Echo, J., McLoughlin, M., Sheerer, M., & Meili, T. (1998). The benefits of exercise in individuals with TBI: a retrospective study. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 13(4), 58-67.

Hart, T., Dijkers, M., Fraser, R., Cicerone, K., Bogner, J., Whyte, J., Waldron, B., & Malec, J. (2006). Vocational services for traumatic brain injury: Treatment definition and diversity within model systems of care. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 21, 467-482.

O'Neill, J., Hibbard, M., Brown, M., Jaffe, M., Sliwinski, M., Vandergoot, D., & Weiss, M.J. (1998). The personal and social costs and benefits of working after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation,13(4), 68-79.

Uysal, S., Hibbard, M., Robillard, D., Pappadopulos, E., & Jaffe, M.(1998). The impact of parental traumatic brain injury on parenting and child behavior. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 13(6), 57-71.

Screening for Brain Injury/Unidentified TBI

Cantor, J.B., Gordon, W.A., Schwartz, M.E., Charatz, H.J., Ashman, T.A., & Abramowitz, S. (2004). Child and parent responses to a brain injury screening questionnaire. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (4, Suppl 2), S54-S60.

Gordon, W.A., Brown, M., Sliwinski, M., Hibbard, M.R., Patti, N., Weiss, M.J., Kalinsky, R., & Sheerer, M. (1998). The enigma of 'hidden' traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 13(6), 39-56.

Jaffe, M.P., O'Neill, J., Vandergoot, D., Gordon, W.A., & Small, B. (2000). The unveiling of traumatic brain injury in a HIV/AIDS population. Brain Injury, 14, 35-44.

Methodology and Measurement

Brown, M., Dijkers, M.P.J.M., Gordon, W.A., Ashman, T., Charatz, H., & Cheng, Z. (2004). Participation Objective, Participation Subjective: A measure of participation combining insider and outsider perspectives. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 19, 459-481.

Brown, M., & Gordon, W.A. (2004). Empowerment in measurement: "Muscle", "voice", and subjective quality of life as a gold standard. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (4, Suppl 2), S13-S20.

Brown, M., & Heinemann, A.W. (1999). NIDRR's new paradigm: Opportunities and caveats. Rehab Outlook,4(4), 1-9.

Brownsberger, M., & Hibbard, M.R. (in press). Assessment of community intergration. In E. Mpofu (Ed.), Assessment in rehabilitation and health education.

Dijkers, M. (2003). Psychometrics and clinimetrics in assessing environments. A commentary suggested by Mackenzie et al. Journal of Allied Health, 32, 38-43.

Dijkers, M., & Greenwald, B. (2006). Functional assessment in TBI rehabilitation. In N.D. Zasler, D. Katz & R. Zafonte (eds). Brain injury medicine, pp. 225-245. New York: Demos Publishers.

Dijkers, M., McKinney, G., Esper, R., Yavuzer, G., Cullen, N., & Bakdalieh, Y. (2002). Quality of interventions research reporting in medical rehabilitation journals. American Journal of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation, 81, 21-33.

Dijkers, M., McKinney, G., Esper, R., Yavuzer, G., Cullen, N., & Bakdalieh, Y. (2002). Reporting on reliability and validity of outcome measures in medical rehabilitation research. Disability and Rehabilitation, 24, 819-827.

Dijkers, M.P.J.M., Whiteneck, G., & El-Jaroudi, R. (2000). Measures of social outcomes in disability research. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 81(Suppl 2), S63-S80.

Findler, M., Cantor, J.B., Haddad, L., Gordon, W.A., & Ashman, T. (2001) The reliability and validity of the SF-36 Health Survey Questionnaire for use with individuals with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 15, 715-723.

Gordon, W.A., Haddad, L., Brown, M., Hibbard, M.R,, & Sliwinski, M. (2000). The sensitivity and specificity of self-reported symptoms in individuals with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 14, 21-33.

Sherwin, E., Whiteneck, G., Corrigan, J., Bedell, G., Brown, M., Abreu, B., DePompei, R., Gordon, W., & Kreutzer, J. (2006). Domains of a TBI minimal data set: Community reintegration phase. Brain Injury, 20, 383-389.

Sliwinski, M., Gordon, W.A., & Bogdany, J. (1998). The Beck Depression Inventory: Is it suitable as a measure of depression for individuals with TBI? Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 13(4), 40-46.

Slota, N. (Spring, 2003). Methodological considerations in life course theory research. Disability Studies Quarterly.

Community Programs

Hibbard, M. (1999). Family-to-family mentoring program. BIANYS Bulletin.

Hibbard, M.H., Cantor, J., Charatz, H., Rosenthal, R., Ashman, T., Gunderson, N., Knight, L, Gordon, W., Avner, J., & Gartner, A. (2002). Peer support in the community: Initial findings of a mentoring program for individuals with TBI and their families. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 17, 112-131.

O'Neill, J., Zuger, R, Fields, A., Fraser, R., & Pruce, T. (2004). The Program Without Walls: A preliminary analysis of an innovative approach to state agency vocational rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (4, Suppl 2), S68-S72.

Students with TBI

Cantor, J.B., Gordon, W.A., & Ashman, T.A. (2006). Screening for brain injury in schoolchildren [abstract]. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation; 21, 424.

Hibbard, M., Gordon, W.A., Martin, T., Raskin, B., & Brown, M. (2002). Students with traumatic brain injury: identification, assessment and classroom accommodations. Premier Outlook, 3 (3), 11-18.

Hibbard, M.R., Martin, T., Cantor, J., & Moran, A. (2006). Students with acquired brain injury: Identification, accommodations and transitions in schools. In J. Farmer, J. Donders & S. Warchausky (eds.), Neurodevelopmental disabilities, pp. 208-233. New York: Guilford.

Other

Brown, A.W., Elovic, E.P., Kothari, S., Flanagan, S.R., & Kwasnica, C. (in press). Brain injury rehabilitation. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, prognostication, innovative treatments and prevention. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89 (3 Suppl 1).

Brown, M., & Gordon, W.A. (2003). Living in the community after TBI: a research update. Brain Injury Source, 6 (3), 46-47.

Clohan, D.B., Durkin, E., Hammel, J., Murray, P., Whyte, J., Dijkers, M., Gans, B.M., Graves, D.E., Heinemann, A., & Worsowicz, G. (in press). Post-acute rehabilitation research and policy recommendations. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dijkers M. (2006). It takes two to do the twist, two to tango, but the tango requires interaction between partners: comments on van de Ven et al. Disability and Society, 21, 93-96.

Elovic, E.P., Kothari, S., Flanagan, S.R., Kwasnica, C., & Brown, A.W. (in press). Brain injury rehabilitation. Traumatic brain injury medicine: Outpatient and community reintegration. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89 (3 Suppl 1).

Flanagan, S. (2007). Book review: Brain injury medicine: Principles and practice. New England Journal of Medicine, 356 (22), 2333-2334.

Flanagan, S.R., Kwasnica, C., Brown, A.W., Elovic, E.P., & Kothari, S.. (2008, in press). Brain injury rehabilitation. 2. Medical rehabilitation in acute and subacute settings. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89 (3 Suppl 1).

Flanagan, S., & Gordon, W.A. (1996). Book review: Community-based employment following traumatic brain injury. Journal Head Injury Rehabilitation, 11, 103-104.

Gordon, W.A. (1999). Rehabilitation psychology. In A. Kazdin (ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology. New York: Oxford Press.

Gordon, W.A. (2004). Introduction: community integration of individuals with traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (4, Suppl 2), S1-S2.

Gordon, W.A., & Brown, M. (2005). Building research capacity: The role of partnerships. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84, 999-1004.

Gordon, W.A., Brown, M., Bergman, A., Shields, R.W. (2003). The interaction of community participation and public policy. In F.E. Menz and D.F. Thomas (eds.), Bridging gaps: Refining the disability research agenda for rehabilitation and the social sciences – Conference proceedings, pp. 221-228. Menomonie, WI: University of Wisconsin-Stout, Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute, Research and Training Centers.

Gordon, W.A., Brown, M., Bergman, A., & Shields, R.W. (2006). Community integration research: an empowerment paradigm. In C. Hagglund (ed.), Advances in disability and rehabilitation research, 5-23. New York: Springer Publishing Co.

Gordon, W.A., Hibbard, M.R., Brown, M., Flanagan, S., & Campbell-Korves, M. (1999). Community integration of individuals with TBI. In M. Rosenthal, E.R. Griffith, J.S. Kreutzer and B. Pentland (eds.), Rehabilitation of the adult and child with traumatic brain injury. 3rd edition, pp. 312-325. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

Gordon, W.A., Zafonte, R., Cicerone, K., Cantor, J., Brown, M., Lombard, L., Goldsmith, R., & Chandna, T. (2006). Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation: state of the science. American Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 85, 343-382.

Hibbard, M.R., & Cox, D. (in press). Competencies of a rehabilitation psychologist. In R. Frank & B. Caplan, (Eds.), Handbook of rehabilitation psychology. 2nd Edition.

Hibbard, M.R., Gordon, W.A., & Kenner, B. (2001). Neuropsychological assessment: A pathway to understanding the sequelae of brain injury. In I. Suchoff, K. Ciuffreda & N. Kapoor (eds.), Visual and vestibular consequences of acquired brain injury, pp. 32-47. Santa Ana, CA: Optometric Extension Program.

Hibbard, M.R., Gordon, W.A., & Kothera, L. (2000). Traumatic brain injury. In F.M. Datillio and A. Freeman (eds.), Cognitive-behavioral strategies in crisis intervention, (pp. 219-242) (2nd edition). New York: Guilford Press.

Hibbard, M.R., Rendon, D., Charatz, H., & Kothera, L. (2005). Treatment considerations in individuals with traumatic brain injury. In S.M. Freeman and A. Freeman (eds.), Handbook of cognitive therapy in nursing practice. New York: Springer Publ.

Kothari, S., Flanagan, S.R., Kwasnica, C., Brown, A.W., & Elovic, E.P. (in press). Brain injury rehabilitation. Traumatic brain injury medicine: Emerging concepts in prognostication, evaluation, and treatment. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89 (3 Suppl 1).

Kwasnica, C., Brown, A.W., Elovic, E.P., Kothari, S., & Flanagan, S.R. (in press). Brain injury rehabilitation. Spectrum of the acquired brain injury population. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89 (3 Suppl 1).

Ragnarsson, K.T. (2006). Traumatic brain injury research since the 1998 NIH Consensus Conference: Accomplishments and current goals. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 21, 379-387.

Rigg, J.L., Elovic, E.P., & Greenwald, B.D. (2005). Review of the effectiveness of antioxidant therapy to reduce neuronal damage in acute traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 20, 389-391.

Stitik, T.P., Klecz, R., & Greenwald, B. (2005). Pharmacotherapy of disability. In J.A. Delisa, B.M. Gans & N.E. Walsh (eds), Physical medicine and rehabilitation: principles and practice, 4th edition, pp. 1205-1251. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

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