The British Columbia Postconcussion Symptom Inventory (BC-PSI), is a 16 item self-report inventory designed to measure both the frequency, and intensity of the ICD-10 criteria for Post concussion syndrome, which is a common occurrence in cases of mild traumatic brain injury.
PCS is recognised in International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10;(World Health Organization, 1992) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV;(American Psychiatric Association, 2000).
PCS symptoms may include headaches, dizziness, light and noise sensitivity, nausea, fatigue, sleep disturbance, irritability, temper problems, emotional problems, poor concentration, and memory impairment.
Some research has indicated that healthy controls and those seen for psychological services also endorse many of the items on the BC-PSI (Meares et al.., 2008)[4].
et al. 2010) between a clinician conducted open-ended interview and the self-report (BC-PSI), conducted among patients following a mild traumatic brain injury showed patients endorsed all 13 items on the (BC-PSI) at significantly higher rates.