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What Causes Irritation And Violent Behavior Post Head Injury?

Hello Doctor, My father had an head injury almost 6 years ago. He used to take Citicolin, eptoin etc as medications. Now he has stopped all of them. He is not diabetic and does not have blood pressure. But he seems to get irritated very easily and starts throwing tantrums which could be misinterpreted by others. He doesn t realize that others get hurt by his behavior. Although he is not violent. I really miss the person that he used to be before the accident. Doctor, kindly suggest us what could divert him from this behavior or how could we keep him busy. Will the workshops help him to overcome this issue. Can you please suggest us any government run workshops in bangalorethat could really help him come out of this situation. He was a retired PA before his accident. He seems to enjoy his visits in his old office. Please suggest. Thanks and Regards Lakshmi Sundaram.
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Your father might be having a tendency to get aggressive and this might be due to many reasons like he is not getting the importance in his family and social life that he once enjoyed. Getting irritated and throwing tantrums is a part of his behavior demanding authority at home. Once question is if he is aware of his angry behavior and is ready to acknowledge it. If yes then things get easy. You can take him for psychological counselling in a place like NIMHANS. This is a government institute and he will get a good solution to his problems and anger management. Such problems like anger management might need regular sessions to be attended and then he will surely improve in his approach and outlook towards people around him at home. At an elderly age, people feel that they are not being respected for who they once were and this is a way of attention seeking behavior. Please do not worry.
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What Causes Irritation And Violent Behavior Post Head Injury?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Your father might be having a tendency to get aggressive and this might be due to many reasons like he is not getting the importance in his family and social life that he once enjoyed. Getting irritated and throwing tantrums is a part of his behavior demanding authority at home. Once question is if he is aware of his angry behavior and is ready to acknowledge it. If yes then things get easy. You can take him for psychological counselling in a place like NIMHANS. This is a government institute and he will get a good solution to his problems and anger management. Such problems like anger management might need regular sessions to be attended and then he will surely improve in his approach and outlook towards people around him at home. At an elderly age, people feel that they are not being respected for who they once were and this is a way of attention seeking behavior. Please do not worry.