A Cross-Sectional Study of Treatments for Behavioral Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury : Comparison With French Recommendations

OBJECTIVE: To give a cross-sectional overview of ongoing management of behavioral disorders following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a region of France, to compare this with recent recommendations from the French Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SOFMER), and to evaluate associations between treatments and participant characteristics.

SETTING: Outpatients referred to medical or community-based facilities in a region of France.

PARTICIPANTS: One hundred twenty-nine adults with moderate to severe TBI, in the postacute period (over 3 months postinjury).

DESIGN: Cross-sectional cohort study.

MAIN MEASURES: Sociodemographic data, ongoing interventions including psychotherapy and medication, behavioral disorders assessed by the Behavioral Dysexecutive Syndrome Inventory (BDSI).

RESULTS: Thirty-three percent of participants received ongoing psychotherapy and 43% were on medication. The most prescribed medications were antidepressants (21%), neuroleptics (18%), anxiolytics (16%), and mood stabilizers (14%). Eighty-five participants (71%) presented a current Behavioral Dysexecutive Syndrome (BDS) according to the BDSI. These participants more frequently received treatment (P = .004), psychotherapy (P = .048), medications (often 2 or more) (P = .007), and particularly antiepileptic mood stabilizers (P = .037) compared with those without BDS.

CONCLUSION: Although recommended as first-line treatment, few participants with BDS received psychotherapy. Medications were overused, especially neuroleptics in view of their potential adverse effects. In contrast, recommended medications, such as mood stabilizers and β-blockers, did not appear to be highly prescribed whatever the evolution. Compliance with recommendations seemed insufficient.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation - 34(2019), 4 vom: 01. Juli, Seite E51-E60

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bourseau, Tiphaine [VerfasserIn]
Saoût, Virginie [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Pouliquen-Loriferne, Uriell [VerfasserIn]
Allain, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Dinomais, Mickaël [VerfasserIn]

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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Psychotropic Drugs
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.10.2020

Date Revised 06.10.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/HTR.0000000000000452

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM291308538