Citation

Jorge RE, Arciniegas DB. Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 2014; 37(1): 13-29.

Affiliation

Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 350, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 350, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psc.2013.11.005

PMID

24529421

Abstract

In this article, we examine the epidemiology and risk factors for the development of the most common mood disorders observed in the aftermath of TBI: depressive disorders and bipolar spectrum disorders. We describe the classification approach and diagnostic criteria proposed in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. We also examine the differential diagnosis of post-TBI mood disorders and describe the mainstay of the evaluation process. Finally, we place a special emphasis on the analysis of the different therapeutic options and provide guidelines for the appropriate management of these conditions.

Language: en