A comprehensive alcohol abuse treatment programme for persons with traumatic brain injury.
The concerns of dual disability problems of substance abuse and traumatic brain injury have been documented and well recognized by rehabilitation professionals. Substance abuse treatment programmes for TBI, however, have been lacking. The purpose of this paper is to suggest both the framework and the content of interventions designed to prevent and treat alcohol abuse in traumatic brain injury clients.
Langley
M J
MJ
New Medico Rehabilitation Center, Waterford, Wisconsin 53185.
Lindsay
W P
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Lam
C S
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Priddy
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DA
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors