Rehabilitation after severe brain injury: a follow-up study of a behaviour modification approach.
Twenty four patients with severe brain injury who had disturbed behaviours preventing rehabilitation or care in ordinary settings were treated in a token economy. This long-term follow-up study indicates that post-traumatic behaviour disorders can be lastingly improved, and that lengthy rehabilitation can have surprisingly good effects.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment