Emotional disorders in traumatic brain injury

Emotional sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury (T.B.I.) impair the vocational, social and family life of these patients, and they influence the rehabilitation outcomes. In this paper the neccesity of specific measurement procedures for neurobehavioural disorders in brain damage people, are highlighted. A review of the most outstanding emotional and personality changes is carried out. Finally, some difficulties in the rehabilitation process are addressed, and a general guide for emotional disturbances treatment following T.B.I. is offered.