Rehabilitation treatment of sexuality issues due to acquired brain injury

Brain injury can cause myriad deficits that affect an individual's sexualit y. Sexuality has not been given much attention in the rehabilitation proces s. It is important for the rehabilitation team to treat psychosocial and se xual issues before the individual reenters the community. Treatments of psy chosocial-sexual issues include sex education groups for survivors and fami lies, social skills groups, individual and group psychotherapy, community s kills training, and medication. These approaches can play an important role in helping survivors and their families cope with sexuality issues after b rain injury and, thus, can increase self-awareness and decrease disinhibite d behaviors. Three case studies describe sexuality issues and highlight the importance of awareness and the relationship between awareness and outcome . Treatment provides the survivor and family with information about how to discuss sexuality issues and teaches the survivor effective interaction ski lls so as to reduce unwanted sexual behaviors.