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The psychiatric sequelae of head injury: a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

W. A. Lishman
W. A. Lishman
Affiliation:
From the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, and the Institute of Psychiatry, London
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Synopsis

The review deals mainly with the more chronic psychiatric sequelae of head injury. The constellation of factors—psychological, social, and organic—which may contribute to enduring disability are discussed. Principal areas of disability are then considered in detail—namely, intellectual impairments, change of personality, psychotic illness, and neurotic disorders.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , August 1973 , pp. 304 - 318
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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