%0 Journal Article
%T Aggression after traumatic brain injury: prevalence and correlates
%J Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences
%D 2009
%A Rao, Vani
%A Rosenberg, P.
%A Bertrand, Melaine
%A Salehinia, Saeed
%A Spiro, Jennifer
%A Vaishnavi, Sandeep
%A Rastogi, Prateek
%A Noll, Kathy
%A Schretlen, David J.
%A Brandt, Jason
%A Cornwell, E.
%A Makley, Michael
%A Miles, Quincy Samus
%V 21
%N 4
%P 420-429
%X Aggression after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common but not well defined. Sixty-seven participants with first-time TBI were evaluated for aggression within 3 months of injury. The prevalence of aggression was found to be 28.4%, predominantly verbal aggression. Post-TBI aggression was associated with new-onset major depression (p=0.02), poorer social functioning (p=0.04), and increased dependency in activities of daily living (p=0.03), but not with a history of substance abuse or adult/childhood behavioral problems. Implications of the study include early screening for aggression, evaluation for depression, and consideration of psychosocial support in aggressive patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I American Psychiatric Publishing
%@ 0895-0172
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21.4.420