title: Impulsive and episodic disorders of aggressive behaviour following traumatic brain injury.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aggressive behaviour is a frequent legacy of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a major obstacle to psychosocial recovery. Aggression can take many forms and there is currently no uniform method of assessment that distinguishes aggressive sub-types in a way that can assist decisions for treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  This paper attempts to provide a framework that will help distinguish two primary sub-types of aggression following TBI, impulsive and episodic aggression, based on their most prominent clinical characteristics. It is hoped that, by providing a description of the phenomenology associated with each form of aggression, together with an explanation of the probable neuropathology underpinning each sub-type, the clinical classification of these two forms of aggression will improve, leading to a commensurate improvement in the choice of treatment interventions, resulting in better psychosocial outcomes.
authors: Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK. r.l.wood@swan.ac.uk
authors: Rodger Ll
authors: RL
authors: Wood
authors: Rhys H
authors: RH
authors: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires