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Managing Challenging Behavior in an Inpatient Setting

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This chapter offers helpful information regarding effective management of acute maladaptive behavioral sequelae of disabling injury and illness. We address behavioral aspects of and intervention strategies for focal and generalized cognitive impairment, emotional adjustment to disability in the presence or absence of pre-existing mental health history, and emotional reactions related to disability, as well as provide practical tips regarding clinical management of challenging behavior.

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  1. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Thomas R. Kerkhoff Ph.D., ABPP R.P.

  2. Craig Hospital, 3425 South Clarkson Street, Englewood, CO, 80113, USA

    Lester Butt Ph.D., ABPP/RP

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  1. Thomas R. Kerkhoff Ph.D., ABPP R.P.
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  2. Lester Butt Ph.D., ABPP/RP
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Correspondence to Lester Butt Ph.D., ABPP/RP .

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Maggi A. Budd

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Sigmund Hough

  3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Stephen T. Wegener

  4. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    William Stiers

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Kerkhoff, T.R., Butt, L. (2017). Managing Challenging Behavior in an Inpatient Setting. In: Budd, M., Hough, S., Wegener, S., Stiers, W. (eds) Practical Psychology in Medical Rehabilitation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34034-0_49

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