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Behavioral Change Strategies for Children and Adolescents with Severe Brain Injury

Ann V. Deaton received her PhD from The University of Texas at Austin in clinical psychology. She is the coordinator of psychological services at Cumberland, A Hospital for Children and Adolescents, a treatment facility designed for patients who have both medical diagnoses (e.g., brain injury, diabetes) and emotional or behavioral difficulties (e.g., physical aggression, noncompliance). Her research interests include evaluating the efficacy of treatment interventions designed to remediate the cognitive and social-emotional difficulties that often accompany brain injury and other chronic health problems. Address: Ann V. Deaton, Cumberland, A Hospital for Children and Adolescents, PO Box 150 New Kent, VA 23124.

Brain injury results in a multitude of changes that affect the long-term functioning of the child and adolescent. While acute medical care and corresponding rates of survival have improved dramatically, treatment of the cognitive and behavioral changes following brain injury is still in its infancy. Unfortunately, these are potentially the most enduring and, at times, incapacitating effects of brain injury with respect to long-term functional outcome. The present article addresses the needs of the child and adolescent head injured population in the area of behavioral management. Case examples are used to illustrate behavioral difficulties and the efficacy of interventions.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 20, No. 10, 581-589 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948702001003


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