Emotional and psychosocial aspects of mild head injury.
Emotional and psychosocial aspects of mild head injury.
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轻度头部损伤的情绪和心理社会方面。
DOI:
10.1055/s-2008-1041060
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Wincze,JP
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文献类型:
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作者:
Andrasik,F;Wincze,JP
There are approximately 500,000 new cases of cranial trauma in the United States each vear. Most vatients are young, adult males and half of the mild to moderate head iniuries are the result of automobile accidents.'Although much research has been devoted to the seauelae of severe closed head trauma, little attention has been given to the effects of mild closed head injury (MHI). Because MHI makes up the majority of hospital admissions for head trauma, this lack of attention is perplexing.'Even today the notion that there are sequelae of MHI continues to be controversial, and a universal definition of MHI has vet to be offered. Some insist that a loss of consciousness must occur in order for an injury to be considered MHI, whereas others believe that a loss of consciousness is not necessary.'It is important that more attention be devoted to MHI and to recognize it for the serious problem that it is. Even excluding the many physiologic side effects of MHI, cranial insult also carries with it a host of psychologic sequelae that include problems with vocational and interpersonal relationships, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and a large variety of other psychosocial diffic~ lties.~