Are there treatments available for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who have problems with social judgment and appropriate social behaviour?
Yes, there are many good rehabilitation programs available, and with proper support and rehabilitation, social problems do improve for people with TBI. But, it’s very important for patients and families to realize that someone with TBI needs support and rehabilitation to work on these issues. The person with TBI needs to seek help, and those around them need to help them get treatment. Treatments available: There’s a method of rehabilitation called “Cognitive Rehabilitation” used here in the U.S. that usually includes some focus on interpersonal communication problems, which are often social problems. The person’s social problems are assessed qualitatively, but they are treated in rehabilitation. We would encourage clinicians to assess social problems both qualitatively and objectively, to guide rehabilitation more precisely. In Brisbane, Australia, Catherine Hynes (co-author) is working as a neuropsychologist at a hospital, so the patients she works with are certainly getting rehabili