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Project Number: | I21RX003578-01A1 |
| Title: | A Feasibility Study of Behavioral Activation in the Rehabilitation of Veterans with Post-TBI Depression |
| Principal Investigator: | Helene J. Moriarty |
| Location: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Congressional District Code: | 3 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | July 2021 - June 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $28,477 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$228,026 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Nearly 400,000 Veterans have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) since 2000, representing up to 22% of combat casualties. Depression is one of the most prevalent and serious of TBI sequelae. Post- TBI depression adversely affects rehabilitation, treatment adherence, community reintegration (CR), quality of life (QOL), social relationships, and caregiver burden. Yet, post-TBI depression remains under-assessed, undertreated, and under-studied. No clinical guidelines for post-TBI d... |