Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry · 1983 · 341 citations · 10 references
EducationPsychiatryPsychologyIndividual DifferencesPersonality DevelopmentPersonality PsychologyPersonality AssessmentPersonality Change After Brain InjuryPersonality DisordersPersonality TraitsPsychological TestingTraumatic Brain InjuryBlunt Head InjuryBurdenPersonality Assessment After Traumatic Brain InjuryPersonality Disorder SeverityPersonality Trait ChangePost-traumatic DissociationPost-traumatic Personality ChangeTraumatic Brain Injury Severity Assessment
A close relative of 55 severely head injured adults rated the personality of the patient at 3, 6 and 12 months after injury, using a Yes/No judgement, and analogue scales comprising bipolar adjectives. The relative assessed the "current" as well as the "premorbid" personality at each time. Personality change was associated with many negative scores on the analogue scale, and increasing negative scores were associated with high "subjective burden" on the relative. Severity of injury (post-traumatic amnesia) was of no significance in predicting the extent or pattern of personality change.
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