Facial-Affect Recognition Deficit as a Predictor of Different Aspects of Social-Communication Impairment in Traumatic Brain Injury

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between facial-affect recognition and different aspects of self- and proxy-reported social-communication impairment following moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHOD: Forty-six adults with chronic TBI (>6 months postinjury) and 42 healthy comparison (HC) adults were administered the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ) Self and Other forms to assess different aspects of communication …