Family Support Programs and Rehabilitation: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780306449321)

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.

Author: Louise Margaret Smith,Hamish P. D. Godfrey
ISBN-10: 0306449323
ISBN-13: 9780306449321
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 06/30/1995
Pages: 222
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.26w x 0.86d