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Original Articles

Behavioral assessment of social competence following severe head injury

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Pages 729-740 | Accepted 20 Dec 1990, Published online: 04 Jan 2008
 

Abstract

Eighteen community-dwelling adults who had suffered a very severe closed-head injury more than 18 months previously and required long-term rehabilitative support were compared with a closely matched control group on a number of behavioral measures of skill during social interaction. Results showed that during social interactions the head-injured patients exhibited impaired communication skills. They appeared disinterested, and their speech was characterized as lacking in fluency and clarity due to their difficulty in finding appropriate words, use of inappropriate expressions and inability to express ideas clearly. Attempts to find a relationship between the patients' cognitive deficits and their impaired communication skills were unsuccessful. It is suggested that the often reported poor social adjustment of some head-injured patients is in part related to their inappropriate behavior during social interactions. This is particularly manifest in their poor language skills and speech delivery style.

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