Neurobehavioural disability and social handicap following traumatic brain injury

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Neurobehavioural disability and social handicap following traumatic brain injury

edited by Rodger Ll. Wood, Tom M. McMillan

(Brain damage, behaviour and cognition : developments in clinical neuropsychology / series editors, Chris Code and Dave Müller)

Psychology Press, 2001

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Persisting neurobehavioural disability follows many forms of serious brain injury and acts as a major constraint on social independence. Rehabilitation services are often not organised in a way which addresses the needs of people with such disability, and relatively few professionals have experience in the clinical management of complex disability patterns which comprise the neurobehavioural syndrome. This book is a compilation of chapters, written by a group of clinicians with experience of post acute brain injury rehabilitation to ameliorate the social handicap experienced by a growing number of people who survive serious brain injury. The aim of the book is to describe the nature of neurobehavioural disability, how it translates into social handicap, and what can be done to address the problems generated by such handicap, through social and behavioural rehabilitation, vocational training, and family education. Consideration is also given to evaluating post-acute rehabilitation methods and selecting the most appropriate form of rehabilitation, both in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness. The book is aimed at clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and neurologists working in brain injury rehabilitation, plus all the rehabilitation disciplines, and social workers. The book will also be of interest to relatives of brain injured people who are seeking a better knowledge base in order to understand neurobehavioural disability. Additionally, the book should be helpful to the growing number of therapy care assistants, case managers, and support workers, responsible for the day to day care of brain injured people in the community.

Table of Contents

  • Section 1: The Nature and Impact of Neurobehavioural Disability. R Ll. Wood, Understanding Neurobehavioural Disability. P.G. Eames, Distinguishing Neuropsychiatric, Psychiatric and Psychological Consequences of Acquired Brain Injury. B. Willer, P. Flaherty, S. Coallier, Families Living With The Effects of Acquired Brain Injury. G.E. Powell, R.Ll Wood, Assessing the Nature and Extent of Neurobehavioural Disability. D. Lush, Understanding and Assessing 'Capacity'. Section 2: Rehabilitating Neurobehavioural Disability. R.Ll. Wood, A.D. Worthington, Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation: A Conceptual Paradigm. R.Ll. Wood, A.D. Worthington, Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation in Practice. D. Manchester, R.Ll. Wood, Applying Cognitive Therapy in Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation. N. Alderman, Managing Challenging Behaviour. J.J. Evans, Rehabilitation of the Dysexecutive Syndrome. Section 3: Models of Service Delivery. G. Muir-Giles, Effectiveness of Neurorehabilitation. T.M. McMillan, M. Oddy, Service Provision for Social Disability and Handicap After Acquired Brain Injury. J.L. Ponsford, Commentary on McMillan and Oddy from an Austrailian Perspective. D.E. Eazell, Commentary on McMillan and Oddy from an American Perspective. M. Oddy, T.M. McMillan, Future Directions
  • Brain Injury Services in 2010. Subject Index.

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