Table 1

Papers that met inclusion criteria that investigated psychological impact of mTBI

Author and year of publication
Quality score		TBI (N)
Females
Mean age		Control N
Females
Mean age		TBI
Sev.		Control type
Mean time since MVC		Measure or clinical interview criteriaPsychological injury or symptom
Bryant and Harvey (1995)
3/5		38
12 (F)
31 years		38
8 (F)
27 years		MildNon-TBI trauma
1–15 days		DSM-III-R structured interview
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory		PTSD
State anxiety
Trait anxiety
Bryant and Harvey (1999)
4/5		79
24 (F)
16–65 years		92
31 (F)
16–65 years		MildGeneral trauma
6 months		CIDI and ASDIPTSD
Levin et al (2001)
4/5		69
20 (F)
35 years		52
15 (F)
36 years		Mild to moderateGeneral trauma
3 months		PTSD checklist
Centre for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale		PTSD
Depression
Vanderploeg et al (2007)
3/5		254
All male
38 years		3214
All male
38 years		MildHealthy controls
0–16 years		DIS III-AGeneralised anxiety disorder
Depression
Bryant et al (2009)
4/5		425
127 (F)
Adult		532
160 (F)
Adult		MildGeneral trauma
3 months		CAPS-IV and SCIDPTSD
Bryant et al (2010)
4/5		377
114 (F)
Adult		555
143 (F)
Adult		MildGeneral trauma
3–12 months		MINI 5.5 and CAPS-IVPTSD
Ponsford et al (2011)
4/5		90
23 (F)
35 years		80
29 (F)
35 years		MildGeneral trauma
3 months		Hospital Anxiety Depression ScaleAnxiety
Depression
Bryant et al (2013)
4/5		357
Adult		473
Adult		MildGeneral trauma
3–24 months		MINI 5.5 and CAPS-IVPTSD

  • In quality score, higher scores indicate higher quality. ASDI, Acute Stress Disorder Interview; CAPS, Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; CIDI, Composite International Diagnostic Interview; DIS III-A, Diagnostic Interview Schedule V.3; DSM, Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; F, females; MINI, Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview; mTBI, moderate traumatic brain injury; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SCID, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders; Sev., severity.