TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Impulsive and episodic disorders of aggressive behaviour following traumatic brain injury
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Wood, Rodger Ll
A1  - Thomas, Rhys H.
SP  - 253
EP  - 261
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - Background: Aggressive behaviour is a frequent legacy of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a major obstacle to psychosocial recovery. Aggression can take many forms and there is currently no uniform method of assessment that distinguishes aggressive sub-types in a way that can assist decisions for treatment. Review: This paper attempts to provide a framework that will help distinguish two primary sub-types of aggression following TBI, impulsive and episodic aggression, based on their most prominent clinical characteristics. It is hoped that, by providing a description of the phenomenology associated with each form of aggression, together with an explanation of the probable neuropathology underpinning each sub-type, the clinical classification of these two forms of aggression will improve, leading to a commensurate improvement in the choice of treatment interventions, resulting in better psychosocial outcomes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2012.743181
ID  - ref1
ER  -