Prevalence, clinical features, and correlates of inappropriate sexual behavior after traumatic brain injury: A multicenter study

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 202-210

  Simpson, Grahame K ^a,b   Sabaz, Mark ^a   Daher, Maysaa ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Challenging behavior; Inappropriate sexual behavior; Overt Behavior Scale; Prevalence; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY RATING SCALE; EXHIBITIONISM; FEMALE; HEALTH OF THE NATION OUTCOME SCALE ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY CARE AND NEEDS SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVERT BEHAVIOR SCALE; PEDOPHILIA; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PROMISCUITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SYDNEY PSYCHOSOCIAL REINTEGRATION SCALE 2; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880080014     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31828dc5ae     Document Type: Article

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