@article{ref1,
title="Enhancing management of agitation after traumatic brain injury: psychiatric perspectives and quantitative assessments",
journal="NeuroRehabilitation",
year="2023",
author="Kalra, Inder D. and Watanabe, Thomas K.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Post-traumatic agitation is a common and problematic complication after traumatic brain injury. It may present with features consistent with psychiatric disorders, which may provide clues as to management. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This is a narrative review of pertinent literature and a description of a collaborative clinical approach utilizing psychiatric and brain injury rehabilitation strategies to optimize outcomes in the management of post-traumatic agitation. <br><br>METHODS: Describe and provide evidence for a transdisciplinary clinical approach supported by existing literature and clinical experience. <br><br>RESULTS: Given the heterogeneity of the problem and limitations in the current literature there is no standardized approach to manage post-traumatic agitation; nevertheless, a strategy is proposed that clinicians may utilize to guide treatment and assess efficacy of the chosen intervention(s). <br><br>CONCLUSION: A clinical approach that uses quantitative assessment of targeted behavior to objectively evaluate pharmacological interventions that are generated by a collaborative approach may yield improved outcomes for managing post-traumatic agitation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8135",
doi="10.3233/NRE-230009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-230009"
}