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Life after a head injury
5 Live listeners have their say with Nicky Cambell
Research suggests about half the people admitted to hospital after a head injury suffer major depression in the year after the accident, a rate 10 times higher than the general population. Now an 18-month UK trial will examine the early use of common antidepressants to see if using them can prevent that happening. Nicky Campbell asked 5 Live listeners about their experience of life after a head injury.