Ebook: Family Support Programs and Rehabilitation: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tags: Psychiatry, Health Psychology, Neuropsychology
- Series: Critical Issues in Neuropsychology
- Year: 1995
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The permanent effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are not limited to the person who suffers the injury. People who care for the individual, particularly family members, suffer in various ways. Family members are often confused as to the behavioral and neuropsychological changes that they see in a brain-injured rela tive. They can become frustrated and angry when the individual does not return to premorbid levels of functioning. They can become tired and worn down from repeated problems in trying to manage the individual's difficulties while having only fragmented information regarding them. Drs. Smith and Godfrey have provided a useful service for family members by summarizing important neuropsychological changes associated with TBI and providing practical guidelines for coping with these problems. While the neuropsychological problems they describe are not completely understood, the authors provide a useful description of many of the neuro behavioral problems seen following TBI in young adults. They attempt to provide guidelines for family members that have practical utility in understanding and managing these patients. Theirs is a cognitive-behavioral approach that can have utility for this group of individuals. I applaud their efforts to provide something systematic and practical for family members.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Psychosocial Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 1-12
Approaches to Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 13-33
Compensating for Cognitive Impairment....Pages 35-54
Enhancing Emotional Adjustment....Pages 55-83
Improving Social Competency....Pages 85-108
Fostering Family Adaptation....Pages 109-128
Evaluation of Outcome Effects....Pages 129-148
Summary and Conclusions....Pages 149-159
Back Matter....Pages 161-222
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Psychosocial Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 1-12
Approaches to Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 13-33
Compensating for Cognitive Impairment....Pages 35-54
Enhancing Emotional Adjustment....Pages 55-83
Improving Social Competency....Pages 85-108
Fostering Family Adaptation....Pages 109-128
Evaluation of Outcome Effects....Pages 129-148
Summary and Conclusions....Pages 149-159
Back Matter....Pages 161-222
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