Agitated and depressed with a traumatic brain injury

Sarah Dinegar; Edwin Meresh; Hera Tang; Victoria Nobari

doi:10.12788/cp.0390

Agitated and depressed with a traumatic brain injury

Curr Psychiatr. 2023 Sep;22(9):44-48. doi: 10.12788/cp.0390.

Authors

Sarah Dinegar¹, Edwin Meresh¹, Hera Tang¹, Victoria Nobari¹

Affiliation

¹ Ms. Dinegar and Ms. Tang are MD candidates, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Meresh is Associate Medical Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Nobari is a graduate of Marian University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Abstract

Mr. N, age 46, has a history of alcohol use disorder, insomnia, anxiety, and depression. He is brought to the ED with a TBI after repeatedly beating his head into a table. How can you help him?

Grants and funding

T35 AI125220/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States