TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A case report of guardian-consent forced paliperidone palmitate for behavioral disturbance due to traumatic brain injury
JO  - Mental health clinician, The
A1  - Douglass, Amber R.
A1  - Smyth, Uyen
SP  - 155
EP  - 158
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
N2  - Psychosis after traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs in up to 10% of cases. Although guideline consensus is lacking regarding drugs of choice for this condition, current literature points to the use of atypical antipsychotics. This case describes a 58-year-old male with major neurocognitive disorder due to TBI with behavioral disturbance that was successfully treated with paliperidone palmitate. In addition to the off-label use of paliperidone, this case also explores the use of forced medication as the initial injection was given per guardian consent. After completion of a literature review, this appears to be the first case report describing the use of a long-acting antipsychotic for the treatment of TBI-related psychosis. This case suggests that paliperidone palmitate may be efficacious for psychosis following TBI; however, further study is warranted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-9709
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.9740/mhc.2018.05.155
ID  - ref1
ER  -