| Title | Treatment of a patient with traumatic brain injury-related severe self-injurious behavior. | | Author(s) | Freeman T, High WM | | Institution | Mental Health Service, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, USA. THOMAS.FREEMAN@MED.VA.GOV <THOMAS.FREEMAN@MED.VA.GOV> | | Source | J Head Trauma Rehabil 2009 Jul-Aug; 24(4):292-6. | | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Report a case of severe self-injurious behavior (SIB), paying special attention to treatment.
DESIGN: Case report.
PARTICIPANT: A 26-year-old woman (H.S.) 8 years post-traumatic brain injury with a history of severe SIB.
METHODS: H.S. was treated over a 22-week period with combined behavioral and psychopharmacological interventions.
RESULTS: Marked reduction in SIB was noted after the interventions were initiated.
CONCLUSION: Behavioral treatment and medications may be useful tools in the treatment of SIB after traumatic brain injury. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19625868 |
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