Clinical correlates of aggressive behavior after traumatic brain injury |
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Authors: | Tateno Amane Jorge Ricardo E Robinson Robert G |
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Institution: | Department of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. |
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Abstract: | The authors assessed aggressive behavior in 89 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and 26 patients with multiple trauma but without TBI using a quantitative scale (the Overt Aggression Scale) and examined its clinical correlates. Aggressive behavior was found in 33.7% of TBI patients and 11.5% of patients without TBI during the first 6 months after injury. Aggressive behavior was significantly associated with the presence of major depression, frontal lobe lesions, poor premorbid social functioning, and a history of alcohol and substance abuse. Interventions aimed at treatment of depression and substance abuse and enhancing social support may help reduce the severity of this disruptive behavior. |
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