Psychiatric disorders and traumatic brain injury.
Psychiatric disorders after traumatic brain injury (TBI) are frequent. Researches in this area are important for the patients' care and they may provide hints for the comprehension of primary psychiatric disorders. Here we approach epidemiology, diagnosis, associated factors and treatment of the main psychiatric disorders after TBI. Finally, the present situation of the knowledge in this field is discussed.
Schwarzbold
Marcelo
M
Núcleo de Pesquisas em Neurologia Clínica e Experimental (NUPNEC), Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário, UFSC Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. schwlib@gmail.com
Diaz
Alexandre
A
Martins
Evandro Tostes
ET
Rufino
Armanda
A
Amante
Lúcia Nazareth
LN
Thais
Maria Emília
ME
Quevedo
João
J
Hohl
Alexandre
A
Linhares
Marcelo Neves
MN
Walz
Roger
R