Neuropsychiatric sequelae of head injury

Abstract

Almost half of people suffering head injury may later be diagnosed with neuropsychiatric disorders. Psychiatric disturbances associated with head injury are reviewed. Authors highlight the close link between head injury and psychiatry and provide an overview of the epidemiology, risk factors, and mechanisms of psychiatric sequelae including cognitive deficits, substance abuse, psychoses, mood disorders, suicide, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, post-concussion syndrome and personality changes following head injury. Various neuropsychiatric sequelae are briefly discussed and the respective treatments are outlined with emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach.

Keywords

• Head injury
• Psychiatric sequelae
• Cognitive Sequelae
• Personality change
• postconcussional syndrome