Posttraumatic stress disorder and mild head trauma: follow-up of a case study.
A current conceptual conundrum is the question of whether it is possible to have a co-occurrence of both Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and head trauma. The current report describes the results of behavior therapy and a series of neuropsychological tests for a man who suffered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and neuropsychological deficits after an automobile accident. A series of neuropsychological test batteries documented considerable improvement. The patient was also treated for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with behavior therapy so symptoms abated much earlier than the neuropsychological deficits.
Horton
A M
AM
Psych Associates, Towson, Maryland.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy