Research article summary (published 30 Oct 1993):

Behavioural psychotherapy of the frontal-lobe-injured patient in an outpatient setting.

Full Abstract

We present two cases of outpatient behavioural psychotherapy of frontal-lobe brain-injured adults. Unlike inpatient treatment of severely frontal-injured patients in which the hospital setting acts on the patient to modify behaviour, outpatient treatment teaches the self-motivated individual to use the structure and directiveness of behavioural psychotherapy to overcome his or her neuropsychological deficits. The literature describes two types of frontal syndromes: disinhibition and adynamia. Treatment of both types of syndromes is illustrated using case presentations. The therapeutic interventions for both syndromes are designed to exaggerate the link between stimulus and response to counter impaired processing of feedback. A six-stage behavioural psychotherapy model of the frontal-injured patient is outlined.

Author information

Author/s: Becker, M E (ME); Vakil, E (E);

Affiliation: National Institute for Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured, Recanati Rehabilitation Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Brain injury : [BI] (Brain Inj), published in ENGLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1993 Nov-Dec; vol 7 (issue 6) : pp 515-23

Dates: Created 1994/01/27; Completed 1994/01/27; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 8260955, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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Activities of Daily Living - psychology Adult Ambulatory Care Awareness - physiology Brain Damage, Chronic - physiopathology; psychology; rehabilitation Brain Injuries - physiopathology; psychology; rehabilitation Defense Mechanisms Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders - physiopathology; psychology; rehabilitation Female Frontal Lobe - injuries; physiopathology

Generalization (Psychology) Humans Internal-External Control Interpersonal Relations Male Motivation Multiple Trauma - physiopathology; psychology; therapy Rehabilitation, Vocational - psychology Social Adjustment Social Responsibility

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