Neuropsychological rehabilitation
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Neuropsychol Rehabil · Jan 2013
ReviewCognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety in adults with acquired brain injury: what works for whom?
This paper reviews treatment outcome studies on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety following acquired brain injury (ABI), including traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebral vascular accident (CVA), anoxia and neurosurgery. Studies are included for review when the published paper included an anxiety disorder or depression as the treatment focus, or as part of outcome measurement. Relaxed criteria were used to select studies including relevant single-cases, case series and single group studies along with studies that employed control groups. ⋯ This review suggests that if CBT is aimed at, for example, anger management or coping, it can be effective for anger or coping, but will not generalise to have an effect on anxiety or depression. CBT interventions that target anxiety and depression specifically appear to generate better therapeutic effects on anxiety and depression. Gaps in the literature are highlighted with suggestions for future research.