Rehabilitation after severe brain injury: a follow-up study of a behaviour modification approach.
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Twenty four patients with severe brain injury who had disturbed behaviours preventing rehabilitation or care in ordinary settings were treated in a token economy. This long-term follow-up study indicates that post-traumatic behaviour disorders can be lastingly improved, and that lengthy rehabilitation can have surprisingly good effects.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 48 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985