title: [Psychopatological evaluation of traumatic brain injury patients with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) is a scale that assesses psychiatric symptoms in patients with neurological disorders, principally dementia. Despite its advantages, there are few published studies in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. With the NPI information we are going to describe the psychopatologic disorders in a group of TBI chronic patients and look the possible association with psychiatric history and outcome measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  The NPI was applied to caregivers of 53 patients with severe TBI in chronic phase. We also collected functional and community integration scales.
  
  
  RESULTS
  92.5% of patients had some neuropsychiatric symptom, according to NPI. The most frequents were irritability/lability, apathy and depression/dysphoria. Those patients with drugs abuse history had more psychiatric symptoms. Presence of agitation/aggression, apathy and disinhibition were correlated with more disability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychiatric disorders are common between patients with TBI. The NPI is a scale that systematically assesses the behavioral and emotional disorders more common in these patients. Some of the symptoms negatively influence the degree of disability.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Daño Cerebral, Institut Guttmann, Hospital de Neurorrehabilitación, Instituto universitario adscrito a Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, España. bcastano@guttmann.com
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Castaño Monsalve
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernabeu Guitart
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bulbena Vilasar
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ignacio Quemada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D055815:Young Adult