TY - JOUR
T1 - The Experience of Litigation after TBI. I
T2 - Barriers to Recovery
AU - Matsuzawa, Yuka K.
AU - Dijkers, Marcel P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2014/11/25
Y1 - 2014/11/25
N2 - Prior studies have frequently noted elevated symptom endorsement among traumatic brain injury (TBI) litigants compared to nonlitigants with TBI, with little examination of potential litigation-related stressors. This qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with eight current and nine past litigants was designed to improve our understanding of factors associated with the distress experienced by TBI litigants. Part one of this two-part publication (part two is a separate paper in review) focuses on the litigation experience in the domains of emotional, cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functioning and coping strategies. Themes of experiencing stagnation, feeling confused, and being misunderstood emerged among current litigants, and themes of being able to move forward and feeling increased distress were extracted from reports by past litigants. These qualitative accounts may help medical and legal professionals to understand how litigation-related factors may interfere with TBI recovery and recognize barriers to recovery.
AB - Prior studies have frequently noted elevated symptom endorsement among traumatic brain injury (TBI) litigants compared to nonlitigants with TBI, with little examination of potential litigation-related stressors. This qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with eight current and nine past litigants was designed to improve our understanding of factors associated with the distress experienced by TBI litigants. Part one of this two-part publication (part two is a separate paper in review) focuses on the litigation experience in the domains of emotional, cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functioning and coping strategies. Themes of experiencing stagnation, feeling confused, and being misunderstood emerged among current litigants, and themes of being able to move forward and feeling increased distress were extracted from reports by past litigants. These qualitative accounts may help medical and legal professionals to understand how litigation-related factors may interfere with TBI recovery and recognize barriers to recovery.
KW - Adjustment
KW - Barriers
KW - Community reintegration
KW - Litigation
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Symptomatology
KW - Traumatic Brain Injury
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84919793293&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12207-014-9204-0
DO - 10.1007/s12207-014-9204-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84919793293
SN - 1938-971X
VL - 7
SP - 388
EP - 396
JO - Psychological Injury and Law
JF - Psychological Injury and Law
IS - 4
ER -