title: Psychotherapeutic interventions with brain-injured children and their families: I. Diagnosis and treatment planning.
abstract: Children who suffer brain injuries are at high risk for the development of psychiatric disorders. Using a case study of a healthy, well-endowed boy who suffered a serious brain injury in early childhood, the author highlights typical psychological problems encountered in these children and their families and describes psychotherapeutic issues in diagnosis and treatment planning.
authors.affiliation: Children's Division, Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS 66601-0829.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leichtman
mesh_terms: D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012803:Sick Role