Prevalence and predictors of externalizing behavior in young adult survivors of pediatric traumatic brain injury

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate rates of clinically significant externalizing behavior (EB) in young adult survivors of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) and evaluate the contribution of pre- and postinjury risk and resilience factors to EB outcomes 16 years after injury. Setting: Melbourne, Australia. Participants: Fifty-five young adults (mean age = 23.85 years; injury age: 1.0-12 years) admitted to an emergency department following TBI between 1993 and 1997. Design: Longitudinal prospective study with data collected at the acute, 10-year, and 16-year postinjury time points. Main Measures: Severity of TBI, adaptive functioning, family functioning, full-scale IQ, executive functioning, soci..