Independent contributions of social cognition and depression to functional status after moderate or severe traumatic brain injury

Impairments in cognitive processing related to social understanding and communication (i.e., “social cognition”) are well documented after moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and can contribute to negative functional outcome. Depression is also a common feature of TBI with detrimental functional consequences. We evaluated relationships between social cognition, depression symptom severity, and functional status in individuals with...