Prevalence, comorbidities, and correlates of challenging behavior among community-dwelling adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A multicenter study

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Sabaz, Mark ^a   Simpson, Grahame K ^a,b   Walker, Alexandra J ^c   Rogers, Jeffrey M ^d   Gillis, Inika ^e   Strettles, Barbara ^f  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f Agency for Clinical Innovation   (Australia)

Author keywords

challenging behavior; participation; prevalence; psychiatric disorders; support needs; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896401710     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31828dc590     Document Type: Article

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