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TBI and behavior issues often go hand in hand, as many victims of traumatic brain injury often suffer emotional damages as a result of their injuries. Neuropsychologists and other behavior specialists are often the best source of expertise and rehabilitation when it comes to problems with TBI and behavior. Creating a strong rehabilitation program for the home or treatment facility setting can increase the chances of successful recovery and mitigate potential problems with TBI and behavior.
There are a variety of behavioral changes that can occur when a person suffers a traumatic brain injury. A TBI victim may experience cognitive problems with attention, concentration, memory, reasoning, problem solving, information processing, planning, and other mental abilities. Emotional damages can also be suffered due to TBI and behavioral problems. Many TBI victims have problems with school, work, and social relationships, personality changes, extreme emotions, and other emotional difficulties than can adversely affect behavior.
The American Psychological Association published a four year study regarding TBI and behavior in young children. This study showed that family factors play a huge role in the behavioral, physical, and social recovery of young TBI victims. The study looked at the rehabilitation of more than one hundred school-aged TBI victims and compared the extent of their success to a variety of familial factors, such as socio-economic standing, social stressors, family resources, and parental educational achievements. The study found that, “the adverse effects of TBI and behavior and the development of social skills were exacerbated by unfavorable family circumstances.” The more supportive and less stressed a family, the better the outlook for favorable TBI and behavior recovery.
There are a number of things that family and medical professionals can do to reduce problems associated with TBI and behavior. The following is a list of recommendations that can help in TBI rehabilitation efforts: allow a victim rest time, simplify the environment, simplify instructions, give positive feedback, set goals, provide choices, and be calm and patient. All of these steps can help mitigate TBI and behavior problems.
TBI and behavior issues can affect a victim for a long time after the initial injury. Health care professionals address these issues to the best of their ability in rehabilitation. Many times a TBI victim''s behavioral difficulties are misdiagnosed or mistreated by medical professionals who don''t have a comprehensive understanding of the behavioral repercussions of a traumatic brain injury. Support from facilities and organizations that are specifically designed to treat TBI and behavior issues can be very beneficial at any step in the recovery process. Experts postulate that the following three strategies can help to manage TBI and behavioral problems: strategies to compensate cognitive and/or emotional deficits, a support structure to decrease anxiety, and meaningful activities that increase a victim''s self esteem. Behavior modification, Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) and reality therapy can also help a person with TBI and behavioral problems. The most successful strategy for management and improvement of TBI behavioral problems is one that considers the individual''s specific needs, weaknesses, and strengths.
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Every year, about 1.5 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A TBI is caused by impact of an outside force to the head that can break the skull bone and damage the underlying brain tissue, or a brain injury can be suffered when th...