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Impulsive and episodic disorders of aggressive behaviour following traumatic brain injury
Rodger Wood,
Rhys Thomas
Brain Injury, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 253 - 261
Swansea University Authors: Rodger Wood, Rhys Thomas
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DOI (Published version): 10.3109/02699052.2012.743181
Abstract
Aggressive behaviour is a frequent legacy of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a major obstacle to psychosocial recovery. Aggression can take many forms and there is currently no uniform method of assessment that distinguishes aggressive subtypes in a way that can assist decisions for treatment. In t...
| Published in: | Brain Injury |
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| ISSN: | 0269-9052 1362-301X |
| Published: |
2013
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13215 |
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Aggressive behaviour is a frequent legacy of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a major obstacle to psychosocial recovery. Aggression can take many forms and there is currently no uniform method of assessment that distinguishes aggressive subtypes in a way that can assist decisions for treatment. In this review paper we attempt to provide a framework that will help distinguish two primary subtypes of aggression following TBI, impulsive and episodic aggression, based on their most prominent clinical characteristics. We hope that by providing a description of the phenomenology associated with each form of aggression, together with an explanation of the probable neuropathology underpinning each subtype, the clinical classification of these two forms of aggression will improve, leading to a commensurate improvement in the choice of treatment interventions, resulting in better psychosocial outcomes. |
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| Keywords: |
Traumatic brain Injury, aggression, episodic dyscontrol, impulsive behaviour. |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Issue: |
3 |
| Start Page: |
253 |
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261 |