Agitated and depressed with a traumatic brain injury.

Curr Psychiatr

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.

Published: September 2023

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?

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