Neuropsychiatric interventions with head injured children and adolescents.
With increasing numbers of surviving head injured children and adolescents, there is a growing need to provide child neuropsychiatric services as a necessary component for their comprehensive rehabilitation. This paper discusses the critical role child psychiatry should have in pediatric head injury rehabilitation and outlines a framework for neuropsychiatric interventions including the use of neuropsychoactive medications. Case examples highlight the principles and practicalities of interventions.
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Division of Child Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298.
O'Shanick
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D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs