Citation

Roy D, Vaishnavi S, Han D, Rao V. J. Neuropsychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 2017; 29(4): 334-342.

Affiliation

From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (DR, DH, VR); the Neuropsychiatric Clinic at Carolina Partners, Durham, N.C. (SV); the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C. (SV); and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C. (SV).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Neuropsychiatric Association, Publisher American Psychiatric Publishing)

DOI

10.1176/appi.neuropsych.16050088

PMID

28558481

Abstract

Few studies have examined clinical correlates of aggression after first-time traumatic brain injury (TBI) within the first year after injury. The authors aimed to identify the rates of aggression at 6 and 12 months post-TBI and establish clinical and demographic correlates. A total of 103 subjects with first-time TBI were seen within 12 months postinjury and evaluated for aggression. Post-TBI social functioning and new-onset depression (within 3 months of the TBI) may serve as particularly important predictors for aggression within the first year of TBI, as these factors may afford intervention and subsequent decreased risk of aggression.

Language: en

Keywords

Aggression; Mood Disorders; Mood Disorders (Neuropsychiatric Aspects); Traumatic Brain Injury; Violence/Aggression