Among those you might see:
- Difficulty in controlling emotions
- Exaggeration of positive and/or negative personality traits
- Denial of impairments and impulsive behavior
- Anger, fear, and frustration leading to loss of temper and combativeness (eagerness to fight)
- Irritability and verbal inappropriateness
- Depression
Denial and Depression
Depression that appears early in the recovery period is often a direct result of changes within the brain. For some patients, though, depression comes much later in the recovery period.
Often the extent to which a person has changed as a result of a mild brain injury only becomes obvious much later in the recovery process – after returning home, going to work or school, or resuming former social activities. The transition can be difficult and lengthy.