Senior Honors Research Symposium 2022

5 Senior Honors Student: Olivia Bryja Faculty Mentor: Dr. Diane Gillooly, Dr. Barbara Sinacori, Dr. Anthony Filippelli    Incidence of PTSD and Suicide Risk Among Post Concussive Injury Pa Ɵ ents Concussion and mild trauma Ɵ c brain injury (mTBI) are seen commonly in the pediatric popula Ɵ on, and are associated with cogni Ɵ ve, soma Ɵ c, sleep, and psychological symptoms. About 13-29% of youth who are diagnosed with con- cussion experience symptoms that persist beyond 3 months, which begins to a ff ect the individual’s daily func Ɵ oning. While there is evidence that post- concussive syndrome can have long-term psychological e ff ects in the pediatric popula Ɵ on, there is a gap in the literature regarding the incidence of post- trauma Ɵ c stress disorder and suicide in this popula Ɵ on. There is confounding evidence that, following a concussion or mild trauma Ɵ c brain injury, novel psychiatric disorders are common in the pediatric popula Ɵ on- par Ɵ cularly anxiety and depression. However, these individuals that have sustained a con- cussion or mild trauma Ɵ c brain injury are not being screened and/or treated for PTSD and suicidality. This study will be a prospec Ɵ ve and 6 month retro- spec Ɵ ve chart review of pa Ɵ ents diagnosed with a mild trauma Ɵ c brain injury using the ICD-10 codes who will then be evaluated over a 12 month period to track any changes in symptomality. Par Ɵ cipants included in this study will be individuals under the age of 18 that have been diagnosed with a concussion or mild trauma Ɵ c brain injury at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. These par Ɵ cipants will be screened for symptoms of PTSD and suicide using the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) and Ask Sui- cide-Screening Ques Ɵ ons (ASQ), respec Ɵ vely.