Behavioral treatment of children after severe head injury: a pilot study.
Little has been written on the treatment of cognitive and behavioral disorders in children following serious head injuries with coma. We have used the behavioral modification method known as Token Economy in 20 head-injured patients having a mean age of 11 years. The treatment, which involved the children's families, proved at one-year follow-up to be highly successful in normalizing maladaptive behavior.
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Servizio di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Ospedali Riuniti Santa Chiara, Pisa.
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Baracchini-Muratorio
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D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003128:Coma / Q000628:therapy*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects