Managing Agitation Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury: Behavioral Versus Pharmacologic Interventions?

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Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-80

  Flanagan, Steven R ^a   Elovic, Elie P ^b   Sandel, M Elizabeth ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BRAIN INJURIES; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SLEEP DISORDERS, INTRINSIC; TRAZODONE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 61649113794     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.10.013     Document Type: Editorial

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