TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Psychological sequelae of brain damage in children
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Rutter, M.
SP  - 1533
EP  - 1544
VL  - 138
IS  - 12
N2  - The author reviews the empirical evidence on the psychological sequelae of brain damage in childhood, concluding that brain injury causes a markedly increased risk in both intellectual impairment and psychiatric disorder. The risk is related to the severity of the brain damage, but there is little indication of locus effects. Psychiatric disorder is probably most likely to occur when there is abnormal neurophysiological activity; to some extent it may be influenced by the nature of the basic medical condition. Psychiatric consequences of brain injury are also substantially affected by the child's pre-injury behavior, psychosocial circumstances, and cognitive level. However, there are few psychological sequelae that are specific to brain damage.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -