Traumatic brain injury (TBI): exploring degrees and causes of TBI in mental health impairment by comprising gender differences

ABSTRACT Objective: To exploring differences between degrees and causes of TBI in mental health impairment with comprising gender differences. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional observational study of TBI patients who bedded within 24 hours of presentation to the emergency department (ED), Khatam Hospital, located in Zahedan, Iran. Participants were randomized by a simple randomization technique. Information had been collected twice, first time screening patients by Glasgow Coma Scale score (GCS) and the second time was two months after discharging patients from the ED to estimate mental health impairment by using two separate clinical diagnostic tests. Results: The research considered 80 patients, with 66% being male and 34% female. The median age for both genders estimated 23.5 years. There was a statistically significant difference between degrees and causes of TBI on the total score of hospital anxiety and depression. In particular, degree and cause of TBI with depression in males (M = 14.54, SD = .22), and degrees of TBI on post-traumatic stress disorder in females (M = 87, SD = .7) were significant difference. Conclusion: The current investigation highlights the incidence of depression in male patients with severe levels of traumatic brain injury who injured by car accident multiple trauma; furthermore, this research found the remarkable rate of post-traumatic stress disorder in female patients with a mild degree of TBI. The researcher in traumatic brain injury should seriously deliberate and explore gender differences with the degree and cause of TBI in detail.