[Social and psychological rehabilitation of patients with chronic brain lesions caused by organic solvents: a Danish experience].

: The project concerned social and psychological treatment of patients with chronic health injuries of medium-severe character as a consequence of work with organic solvents. The treatment involved the spouse of the patient and their children, and took place in the family's home, often together with the family doctor, the children's teachers and other people. At a first step, the preliminary examinations have been carried out in the Clinic of Occupational Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, and a diagnosis has been made. In the light of the examinations, patients and their families were selected. The 19 patients and their families participated in the treatment for about 6 months. In other words, the project was divided into four phases, each dealing with 5 patients and their families. The treatment concerned the health status of the patients and the social, psychological and financial situation of their families as well. The results were better when the treatment followed immediately the diagnosis.