Coping with Neurological Symptoms Lab
@silverberglab.bsky.social
Research lab at the University of British Columbia and GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre studying how people cope with persistent symptoms after concussion and related conditions, led by Noah Silverberg, PhD, ABPP-CN
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📚🍂 Happy Back to School Week! From all of us at the TRANSCENDENT, we wish students, families, and educators a healthy and successful start to the school year.💡
👉 Check out pedsconcussion.com/return-to-ac... for practical recommendations on returning to activity, sport, and school safely! 📚🧠
👉 Check out pedsconcussion.com/return-to-ac... for practical recommendations on returning to activity, sport, and school safely! 📚🧠
September 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
📚🍂 Happy Back to School Week! From all of us at the TRANSCENDENT, we wish students, families, and educators a healthy and successful start to the school year.💡
👉 Check out pedsconcussion.com/return-to-ac... for practical recommendations on returning to activity, sport, and school safely! 📚🧠
👉 Check out pedsconcussion.com/return-to-ac... for practical recommendations on returning to activity, sport, and school safely! 📚🧠
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Rock out with us and Pennington Hall, a local band named after the wing of (the former) Riverview Psychiatric Hospital where all the band members worked as clinical psychologists and got their start playing for patients.
Join us for Coming Home to Psychology—a special evening to connect with the UBC Psychology community, hear from an inspiring alumnus, explore leading research, mingle at a mixer, and enjoy great food and live music.
RSVP and get food tickets: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...
RSVP and get food tickets: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...
September 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Rock out with us and Pennington Hall, a local band named after the wing of (the former) Riverview Psychiatric Hospital where all the band members worked as clinical psychologists and got their start playing for patients.
What have we learned about concussion/TBI over the last 40 years? And how have these insights advanced clinical practice?
Invited review to mark the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation's 40th anniversary, with John Leddy @ubuffalo.bsky.social (free access):
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
Invited review to mark the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation's 40th anniversary, with John Leddy @ubuffalo.bsky.social (free access):
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
Progress in Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury Science and... : The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
as refined our understanding of concussion/traumatic brain injury pathophysiology, recovery, and long-term effects. We also discuss shifts in terminology and outline how assessment and rehabilitation ...
journals.lww.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What have we learned about concussion/TBI over the last 40 years? And how have these insights advanced clinical practice?
Invited review to mark the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation's 40th anniversary, with John Leddy @ubuffalo.bsky.social (free access):
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
Invited review to mark the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation's 40th anniversary, with John Leddy @ubuffalo.bsky.social (free access):
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
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Applications are open for our Diversity Mentorship Program!
This program is open to undergraduates or recent graduates, anywhere in the world, who are interested in graduate studies in psychology. Apply here by Aug 25: psych.ubc.ca/diversity
This program is open to undergraduates or recent graduates, anywhere in the world, who are interested in graduate studies in psychology. Apply here by Aug 25: psych.ubc.ca/diversity
August 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Applications are open for our Diversity Mentorship Program!
This program is open to undergraduates or recent graduates, anywhere in the world, who are interested in graduate studies in psychology. Apply here by Aug 25: psych.ubc.ca/diversity
This program is open to undergraduates or recent graduates, anywhere in the world, who are interested in graduate studies in psychology. Apply here by Aug 25: psych.ubc.ca/diversity
Our *new publication* suggests that clinicians need not be concerned with high fear avoidance behavior after concussion unless it persists for several weeks.
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
August 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Our *new publication* suggests that clinicians need not be concerned with high fear avoidance behavior after concussion unless it persists for several weeks.
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Our *new publication* reports that women more frequently sought care from their family doctors for concussion (vs men) but did not receive more prescriptions or referrals. Women were more symptomatic and more likely to report unmet mental health care needs.
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
Gender Differences in Seeking and Receiving Healthcare... : The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
ts (56% women, 2% gender-diverse; aged 18-69 years) who presented to emergency department/urgent care within 72 hours after mTBI and were randomized to usual care in the parent study.
Design:
Secon...
journals.lww.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Our *new publication* reports that women more frequently sought care from their family doctors for concussion (vs men) but did not receive more prescriptions or referrals. Women were more symptomatic and more likely to report unmet mental health care needs.
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
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🧠 Join us for our upcoming CE Webinar on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation with Dr. Masha Berman!
📅 Tues, Aug 19 | 🕐 1PM EST / 10AM PST
🎓 Earn 1.5 CEs
Link: events.zoom.us/ev/AiJHsUKOT...
📅 Tues, Aug 19 | 🕐 1PM EST / 10AM PST
🎓 Earn 1.5 CEs
Link: events.zoom.us/ev/AiJHsUKOT...
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
This is a live webinar worth 1.5 CEs. You must attend the talk in its entirety to receive CE credit. For more information visit our website.
events.zoom.us
July 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
🧠 Join us for our upcoming CE Webinar on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation with Dr. Masha Berman!
📅 Tues, Aug 19 | 🕐 1PM EST / 10AM PST
🎓 Earn 1.5 CEs
Link: events.zoom.us/ev/AiJHsUKOT...
📅 Tues, Aug 19 | 🕐 1PM EST / 10AM PST
🎓 Earn 1.5 CEs
Link: events.zoom.us/ev/AiJHsUKOT...
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Brain Injury Canada's website hosts multiple resources for individuals living with brain injuries. From our extensive resource website to our accessible service directory, discover more about how we support Canadians with brain injuries today: braininjurycanada.ca/en/resources...
June 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Brain Injury Canada's website hosts multiple resources for individuals living with brain injuries. From our extensive resource website to our accessible service directory, discover more about how we support Canadians with brain injuries today: braininjurycanada.ca/en/resources...
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The CCN-RCC 5th Annual Meeting is in 4 days!
Let’s look at our 4 symposium topics:
1. Repeated exposure to subconcussive explosive blasts
2. Equitable care in para sport
3.Tracking outcomes from the ED to recovery
4.Championing youth perspectives for prevention
www.ccn-rccevent.com/agenda
Let’s look at our 4 symposium topics:
1. Repeated exposure to subconcussive explosive blasts
2. Equitable care in para sport
3.Tracking outcomes from the ED to recovery
4.Championing youth perspectives for prevention
www.ccn-rccevent.com/agenda
Agenda - CCN/RCC Event
Canadian Concussion Network/Réseau Canadien des Commotions (CCN/RCC)
Research and Community Engagement 1st Annual Meeting
www.ccn-rccevent.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The CCN-RCC 5th Annual Meeting is in 4 days!
Let’s look at our 4 symposium topics:
1. Repeated exposure to subconcussive explosive blasts
2. Equitable care in para sport
3.Tracking outcomes from the ED to recovery
4.Championing youth perspectives for prevention
www.ccn-rccevent.com/agenda
Let’s look at our 4 symposium topics:
1. Repeated exposure to subconcussive explosive blasts
2. Equitable care in para sport
3.Tracking outcomes from the ED to recovery
4.Championing youth perspectives for prevention
www.ccn-rccevent.com/agenda
*New publication*: Prediction of mental health complications following mild traumatic brain injury. Work led by graduate student Shuyuan Shi @ubcpsych.bsky.social.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Prediction of Mental Health Complications Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | Journal of Neurotrauma
Prognostic models can support prevention of mental health complications after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The present study aimed to identify risk factors and develop prognostic model(s) for m...
www.liebertpub.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
*New publication*: Prediction of mental health complications following mild traumatic brain injury. Work led by graduate student Shuyuan Shi @ubcpsych.bsky.social.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
More details about what assessments are advised in the *clinical* pillar of the CBI-M framework for characterizing acute TBI: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
June 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
More details about what assessments are advised in the *clinical* pillar of the CBI-M framework for characterizing acute TBI: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Change is afoot...A new characterisation of acute traumatic brain injury: the NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative - The Lancet Neurology www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new characterisation of acute traumatic brain injury: the NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative
The clinical severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is commonly classified according
to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) sum score as mild (13–15), moderate (9–12), or severe
(3–8). A new approach is ne...
www.thelancet.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Change is afoot...A new characterisation of acute traumatic brain injury: the NIH-NINDS TBI Classification and Nomenclature Initiative - The Lancet Neurology www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
New paper with @mattburkemd.bsky.social, @davidlewisperez.bsky.social: Somatic Symptom Disorder after concussion/mTBI was associated with worse symptoms, comorbidity, and disability. SSD may be a useful framework for conceptualizing poor outcome from this injury.
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
Somatic Symptom Disorder After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury : The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
care centers.
Participants:
Adults with mTBI (N = 476).
Design:
Secondary analysis of a clinical trial (Clinicaltrials.gov NCT04704037).
Main Measures:
Early illness beliefs (Illness Percepti...
journals.lww.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
New paper with @mattburkemd.bsky.social, @davidlewisperez.bsky.social: Somatic Symptom Disorder after concussion/mTBI was associated with worse symptoms, comorbidity, and disability. SSD may be a useful framework for conceptualizing poor outcome from this injury.
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
journals.lww.com/headtraumare...
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ANST Interest Groups at CSPP at Alliant University, Rutgers University, & University of Illinois at Chicago are hosting a joint OPEN WEBINAR. Come support these groups 5/21 @ 4:30pm EST & learn about Cultural Competence in Neuropsychological Assessment & Rehabilitation
Join via Zoom: bit.ly/3RrpC9l
Join via Zoom: bit.ly/3RrpC9l
May 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
ANST Interest Groups at CSPP at Alliant University, Rutgers University, & University of Illinois at Chicago are hosting a joint OPEN WEBINAR. Come support these groups 5/21 @ 4:30pm EST & learn about Cultural Competence in Neuropsychological Assessment & Rehabilitation
Join via Zoom: bit.ly/3RrpC9l
Join via Zoom: bit.ly/3RrpC9l
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📢 Open call for applications! Are you a #neuropsychology trainee interested in a leadership position? The INS Student Liaison Committee has SIX open positions, applications are due June 30th! Check out the positions and requirements here: buff.ly/gWDtd7s
May 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
📢 Open call for applications! Are you a #neuropsychology trainee interested in a leadership position? The INS Student Liaison Committee has SIX open positions, applications are due June 30th! Check out the positions and requirements here: buff.ly/gWDtd7s
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New to Bluesky? We’ve created a starter pack to help you connect with Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadian des Commotions members and collaborators!
go.bsky.app/CLF6iSP
go.bsky.app/CLF6iSP
March 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
New to Bluesky? We’ve created a starter pack to help you connect with Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadian des Commotions members and collaborators!
go.bsky.app/CLF6iSP
go.bsky.app/CLF6iSP
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Paid #internship in #MPH at the Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai with Dr. Raj Kumar, and he's awesome!
#TBI #MEDSKY #REHAB #ChronicIllness
#TBI #MEDSKY #REHAB #ChronicIllness
February 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Paid #internship in #MPH at the Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai with Dr. Raj Kumar, and he's awesome!
#TBI #MEDSKY #REHAB #ChronicIllness
#TBI #MEDSKY #REHAB #ChronicIllness
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The Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions is free to join: ccn-rcc.ca/en/membershi...
Our network of over 450 members includes researchers, trainees, clinicians, knowledge translation professionals, community organizations, people with lived experience, and more!
Our network of over 450 members includes researchers, trainees, clinicians, knowledge translation professionals, community organizations, people with lived experience, and more!
February 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Canadian Concussion Network-Réseau Canadien des Commotions is free to join: ccn-rcc.ca/en/membershi...
Our network of over 450 members includes researchers, trainees, clinicians, knowledge translation professionals, community organizations, people with lived experience, and more!
Our network of over 450 members includes researchers, trainees, clinicians, knowledge translation professionals, community organizations, people with lived experience, and more!
New publication from recent PhD grad Thalia Otamendi. 👇 How do adults with concussion make sense of their mental health problems? How do their beliefs (e.g., about etiology) lead them to seek (or decline) mental health treatment?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Patient perceptions of persistent symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury and their influence on mental health treatment-seeking: a grounded theory study
Mental health conditions after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are common and can complicate injury outcomes, but are under-treated. According to the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation, the w...
www.tandfonline.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New publication from recent PhD grad Thalia Otamendi. 👇 How do adults with concussion make sense of their mental health problems? How do their beliefs (e.g., about etiology) lead them to seek (or decline) mental health treatment?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Our new review looks at the evidence (or lack thereof) for identifying mTBI/concussion in post-acute polytrauma settings
Challenges re: legitimately missing a mTBI (distracting injuries) with risk of overDx as Sx (e.g. headache, brain fog etc) are non-specific
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I7PSG...
Challenges re: legitimately missing a mTBI (distracting injuries) with risk of overDx as Sx (e.g. headache, brain fog etc) are non-specific
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I7PSG...
Identifying mild traumatic brain injury in the post-acute polytrauma setting: a scoping review of diagnostic approaches and screening tools
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is frequently overlooked in polytrauma patients due to the overshadowing of more severe injuries, a fact that makes its identification in post-acute settings chal...
www.tandfonline.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Our new review looks at the evidence (or lack thereof) for identifying mTBI/concussion in post-acute polytrauma settings
Challenges re: legitimately missing a mTBI (distracting injuries) with risk of overDx as Sx (e.g. headache, brain fog etc) are non-specific
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I7PSG...
Challenges re: legitimately missing a mTBI (distracting injuries) with risk of overDx as Sx (e.g. headache, brain fog etc) are non-specific
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I7PSG...
Promoting awareness of #FND among #concussion care providers
New to #bluesky and excited to share a new publication at the interface of my two main clinical interests in neuropsychiatry.
"New Framework for the Continuum of Concussion and Functional Neurological Disorder" with @silverberglab.bsky.social in BJSM. Thread below 🧵
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
"New Framework for the Continuum of Concussion and Functional Neurological Disorder" with @silverberglab.bsky.social in BJSM. Thread below 🧵
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
December 10, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Promoting awareness of #FND among #concussion care providers
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Important thread conceptually for all those interested in brain injury and concussion- introduces important concepts from clinical neurosciences to sports medicine
New to #bluesky and excited to share a new publication at the interface of my two main clinical interests in neuropsychiatry.
"New Framework for the Continuum of Concussion and Functional Neurological Disorder" with @silverberglab.bsky.social in BJSM. Thread below 🧵
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
"New Framework for the Continuum of Concussion and Functional Neurological Disorder" with @silverberglab.bsky.social in BJSM. Thread below 🧵
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
December 10, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Important thread conceptually for all those interested in brain injury and concussion- introduces important concepts from clinical neurosciences to sports medicine
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Neuropsychological measures tend to predict real world outcomes pretty well, providing clinical value even as we make big strides in biomarker accuracy and availability
1- Can we predict when it may no longer be safe for an older adult to stop driving?
Poor performance on a cognitive battery & progression to MCI/dementia are more predictive of driving cessation than are Alzheimer's biomarkers.
Summary: www.nia.nih.gov/news/cogniti...
#medsky #geronsky
Poor performance on a cognitive battery & progression to MCI/dementia are more predictive of driving cessation than are Alzheimer's biomarkers.
Summary: www.nia.nih.gov/news/cogniti...
#medsky #geronsky
November 28, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Neuropsychological measures tend to predict real world outcomes pretty well, providing clinical value even as we make big strides in biomarker accuracy and availability
We are recruiting a new graduate student with research interests in concussion/persisting symptoms/functional disorders, and clinical training goals in neuropsychology or clinical psychology.
For prospective students: neuro.psych.ubc.ca/prospective-...
psych.ubc.ca/graduate/res...
For prospective students: neuro.psych.ubc.ca/prospective-...
psych.ubc.ca/graduate/res...
Clinical | Graduate Program | UBC Psychology
Gain the knowledge and skills to help advance clinical psychological science through the clinical psychology graduate program at UBC Psychology.
psych.ubc.ca
November 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
We are recruiting a new graduate student with research interests in concussion/persisting symptoms/functional disorders, and clinical training goals in neuropsychology or clinical psychology.
For prospective students: neuro.psych.ubc.ca/prospective-...
psych.ubc.ca/graduate/res...
For prospective students: neuro.psych.ubc.ca/prospective-...
psych.ubc.ca/graduate/res...
*New publication*: Cognitive-behavioral therapy as a candidate treatment for persistent cognitive symptoms after concussion. Huge improvements in both CBT and comparison groups. :o
neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/6/2/...
neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/6/2/...
Pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of cognitive–behavioural therapy for functional cognitive disorder after concussion
Background Functional cognitive disorder (FCD) may be common after a concussion, and no evidence-based treatment options are available. The current study evaluated the feasibility of a novel cognitive...
neurologyopen.bmj.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
*New publication*: Cognitive-behavioral therapy as a candidate treatment for persistent cognitive symptoms after concussion. Huge improvements in both CBT and comparison groups. :o
neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/6/2/...
neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/6/2/...