See here for a complete list of publications and below for representative examples.
Psychosocial contributions to concussion recovery
Terpstra, A. R., Louie, D. R., Iverson, G. L., Yeates, K. O., Picon, E., Leddy, J. J., & Silverberg, N. D. (2022). Psychological contributions to symptom provocation testing after concussion. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000796. Advance online publication.
Cassetta, B., Cairncross, M., Brasher, P.M.A., Panenka, W.J., & Silverberg, N.D. (2021). Avoidance and endurance coping after mild traumatic brain injury are associated with disability outcomes. Rehabilitation Psychology, 66(2), 160-169.
Silverberg, N. D., Panenka, W. J., & Iverson, G. L. (2018). Fear avoidance and clinical outcomes from mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 35(16), 1864-1873.
Iverson, G. L., Terry, D. P., Karr, J. E., Panenka, W. J., & Silverberg, N. D. (2018). Perceived injustice and its correlates after mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 35(10), 1156-1166. doi:10.1089/neu.2017.5402
Silverberg, N. D., Iverson, G. L., & Panenka, W. (2017). Cogniphobia in mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 34(13), 2141-2146. doi:10.1089/neu.2016.4719
Intersection between concussion and functional neurological disorder
Rioux, M., Wardell, V., Palombo, D. J., Picon, E. L., Le, M. L., & Silverberg, N. D. (2022). Memory for forgetting in adults with persistent symptoms following concussion. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 44(1), 19–30.
Picon, E. L., Todorova, E. V., Palombo, D. J., Perez, D. L., Howard, A. K., & Silverberg, N. D. (2022). Memory perfectionism is associated with persistent memory complaints after concussion. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acac021
Picon, E. L., Perez, D. L., Burke, M. J., Debert, C. T., Iverson, G. L., Panenka, W. J., & Silverberg, N. D. (2021). Unexpected symptoms after concussion: Potential links to functional neurological and somatic symptom disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 151, 110661.
Green, K., Dhariwal, A., Purtzki, J., Chapman, A., Silverberg, N.D., & Oberlander, T. (2022.) Somatization in adolescents with persistent post-concussive symptoms: A retrospective chart review. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21070169.
Green, K., Cairncross, M., Panenka, W.J., Stubbs, J.L., & Silverberg, N.D. (2021). History of functional somatic syndromes and persistent symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 33(2), 109-115.
Concussion intervention studies
Silverberg, N. D., Cairncross, M., Brasher, P., Vranceanu, A. M., Snell, D. L., Yeates, K. O., Panenka, W. J., Iverson, G. L., Debert, C. T., Bayley, M. T., Hunt, C., Baker, A., Burke, M. J., & Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium (CTRC) (2021). Feasibility of concussion rehabilitation approaches tailored to psychological coping styles: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, S0003-9993(21)01732-9. Advance online publication.
Greenberg, J., Singh, T., Iverson, G.L., Silverberg, N.D., Macklin, E.A., Parker, Giacino, J.T., Yeh, G.Y., & Vranceanu, A-M. (2021). Live video mind-body treatment to prevent persistent symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: Protocol for a mixed-methods study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(1), e25746.
Silverberg, N.D., Panenka, W., Lizotte, P.P., Bayley, M.T., Dance, D., & Li, L. (2020). Promoting early treatment for mild traumatic brain injury in primary care with a guideline implementation tool: A pilot cluster randomized trial. BMJ Open, 10(10):e035527.
Ali, J. I., Mahoney, P., Dance, D., & Silverberg, N. D. (2019). Outcomes of a brief coping skills group intervention for adults with severe postconcussion symptoms. Concussion, 4(3), CNC67.
Silverberg, N. D. (2019). Behavioral treatment for post-traumatic headache after mild traumatic brain injury: Rationale and case series. Neurorehabilitation, 44(4), 523-530.
Silverberg, N. D., Hallam, B. J., Rose, A., Underwood, H., Whitfield, K., Thornton, A. E., & Whittal, M. L. (2013). Cognitive-behavioral prevention of postconcussion syndrome in at-risk patients: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 28(4), 313-322.
Concussion knowledge synthesis
Silverberg, N.D., & Iverson, G.L on behalf of the ACRM Mild TBI Definition Expert Consensus Group and the ACRM Brain Injury Special Interest Group Mild TBI Task Force. (2021). Expert panel survey to update the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine definition of mild traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102(1), 76-86.
Silverberg, N. D., Iaccarino, M. A., Panenka, W. J., Iverson, G. L., McCulloch, K. L., Dams-O’Connor, K., . . . McCrea, M. on behalf of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group Mild TBI Task Force. (2020). Management of concussion and mild traumatic brain injury: A synthesis of practice guidelines. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101(2):382-393.
Silverberg, N. D., Duhaime, A. C., & Iaccarino, M. A. (2019). Mild traumatic brain injury in 2019-2020. JAMA, doi:10.1001/jama.2019.18134
Stubbs, J. L., Thornton, A. E., Sevick, J. M., Silverberg, N. D., Barr, A. M., Honer, W. G., & Panenka, W. J. (2020). Traumatic brain injury in homeless and marginally housed individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Public Health, 5(1), e19-e32.
Schneider, K. J., Leddy, J. J., Guskiewicz, K. M., Seifert, T., McCrea, M., Silverberg, N. D., . . . Makdissi, M. (2017). Rest and treatment/rehabilitation following sport-related concussion: A systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(12), 930-934.
Silverberg, N. D., Gardner, A. J., Brubacher, J. R., Panenka, W. J., Li, J. J., & Iverson, G. L. (2015). Systematic review of multivariable prognostic models for mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 32(8), 517-526.
Neuropsychological assessment
Abeare, C., Erdodi, L., Messa, I., Terry, D.P., Panenka, W.J., Iverson, G.L., & Silverberg, N.D. (2021). Development of embedded performance validity indicators in the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery. Psychological Assessment, 33(1), 90-96.
Iverson, G. L., Ivins, B. J., Karr, J. E., Crane, P. K., Lange, R. T., Cole, W. R., & Silverberg, N. D. (2019). Comparing composite scores for the ANAM4 TBI-MIL for research in mild traumatic brain injury. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 35(1):56-69.
Silverberg, N. D., Crane, P. K., Dams-O’Connor, K., Holdnack, J. A., Ivins, B. J., Lange, R. T., . . . Iverson, G. L. (2017). Developing a cognition endpoint for traumatic brain injury clinical trials. Journal of Neurotrauma, 34(2), 363-371.
Holdnack, J. A., Iverson, G. L., Silverberg, N. D., Tulsky, D. S., & Heinemann, A. W. (2017). NIH toolbox cognition tests following traumatic brain injury: Frequency of low scores. Rehabilitation Psychology, 62(4), 474-484.