title: Treatment of a patient with traumatic brain injury-related severe self-injurious behavior.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Report a case of severe self-injurious behavior (SIB), paying special attention to treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 26-year-old woman (H.S.) 8 years post-traumatic brain injury with a history of severe SIB.
  
  
  METHODS
  H.S. was treated over a 22-week period with combined behavioral and psychopharmacological interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Marked reduction in SIB was noted after the interventions were initiated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Behavioral treatment and medications may be useful tools in the treatment of SIB after traumatic brain injury.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Service, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, USA. THOMAS.FREEMAN@MED.VA.GOV <THOMAS.FREEMAN@MED.VA.GOV>
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Walter M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: High
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000641:Ammonia; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005476:Fluphenazine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D000641:Ammonia; D005476:Fluphenazine