Memory training and behavioral rehabilitation of a severely head-injured adult.
Neuropsychologic and behavioral assessment data are presented for a severely head-injured adult who participated in both a memory training and a behavioral skills training program. The memory training was ineffective and did not appear to contribute to the successful community placement of this head-injured adult. Behavioral skills training produced improvements in adaptive functioning as assessed by the Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS); and it is argued that psychosocial and not cognitive factors may be crucial to the rehabilitation of head-injured adults. The development and evaluation of behavioral assessment and retraining methods is suggested as a promising direction for future research with head-injured adults.
Godfrey
H P
HP
Psychology Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Knight
R G
RG
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014888:Wechsler Scales