RT Journal Article ID 2df37b796e9c913e A1 Rothschild, Lilianne A1 Maerlender, Arthur C. A1 Caze, Todd A1 Higgins, Kate T1 Mood and Anxiety in Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): A Systematic Review JF Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine JO CRP YR 2015 FD 2016-07-29 VO 27 IS 2-4 SP 233 OP 250 K1 concussion K1 mild traumatic brain injury K1 mTBI K1 mood K1 anxiety K1 Quality of Literature Assessment K1 citation network AB Objectives: Understanding the relationship between mood/anxiety and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is recognized as necessary, although slow to gain acceptance in practice. We hypothesized that the relevant literature was disjointed and unrelated. Such a state could contribute to a lack of wider acceptance and implementation. Thus we sought to analyze the literature on this topic, and demonstrate the relationships (or lack thereof) through a citation network. Evidence review: PubMed, Academic Search Premier, and PsycINFO were searched for peer-reviewed articles involving concussion, mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), mood, or anxiety published between January 2005 and June 2015. Studies resulting from the exclusion process were rated for quality using a newly developed scale (Quality of Literature Assessment: QoLA), and incorporated into a citation network to determine interrelationships among studies. Findings: Twenty-four articles met the inclusion criteria. The QoLA identified 16 of moderate quality and none of strong quality; the remaining eight studies were rated as weak. Interrater reliability of the QoLA was acceptable (ICC=.754, p=.04), and rater judgment of quality matched the empirical scale (Pearson r=.73, p<.001). Conclusions: Inspection of the quality ratings (QoLA) pointed to inadequate methodologies in most studies. Additionally, network analysis demonstrated little overlap of citations, indicating lack of scaffolding of findings that is a hallmark of mature science. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/757fcb0219d89390,4d38c98638323e90,2df37b796e9c913e.html