Managing Aggression after Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury can significantly impact an individual’s life, in terms of cognitive, behavioral, and physical impairments.
Among these, aggression remains the most challenging for patients and their family caregivers. Non-Pharmacologic interventions are first-line followed by pharmacological options.
[FOR ACADEMY MEMBERS]:
Treatment of Aggression with TBI
This chapter will focus on the following topics:
- Which medications are preferred for mood stabilization in patients with TBI?
- Dosage of each medication: found effective for reduction in either agitation, aggressiveness, or disinhibition.
- How early to expect a response from these medications?
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- 30+ Courses/Sections: Each chapter within these sections is of direct clinical relevance for your daily practice.
- Journal Club: we will post the most recently published psychiatry articles relevant to your daily clinical practice.
- Coffee Club: contain short discussions with clinical experts in the field of psychiatry.
- Essentials of Inpatient Psychiatry Book: All chapters from this book are included in the academy sections.
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- Goal: is to have all important clinically relevant topics in one place for ease of access.
