Does a Brain Injury cause Mental Illness - Anxiety Support

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Does a Brain Injury cause Mental Illness

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Many years ago I fractured my skull, was in a coma, was never recieved any support until recently as I researched the effects of my sons head injury

I noted that some of the symptons match what I went through and stlll do like anxiety

Is this mental health illness

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Some people think brain injuries can be associated with mood swings

It is possible it could be post traumatic stress due to lack of counselling after the injury

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People can have many problems after a head injury, depending on which part of the brain was damaged, such as damage to the frontal lobes can reduce impulse control, & make someone very difficult to live with because of behavioural problems.

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