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Management of Aggressive Behavior Following Traumatic Brain Injury

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Neuropsychological Treatment After Brain Injury

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Survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) often exhibit aggressive behaviors that can frighten, alienate, intimidate, or place stress upon their caregivers, treatment personnel, and family members. Such aggression presents a formidable barrier to the TBI survivor’s resumption of preinjury activities, roles, and status. The challenge to rehabilitation professionals and families is to discover ways of interacting with these TBI survivors that will promote learning of the prosocial behaviors necessary to support community resettlement.

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    Anne-Lise Christensen

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Haffey, W.J., Scibak, J.W. (1989). Management of Aggressive Behavior Following Traumatic Brain Injury. In: Ellis, D.W., Christensen, AL. (eds) Neuropsychological Treatment After Brain Injury. Foundations of Neuropsychology, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1581-0_13

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