Download or read book Head Injury Guide for Survivors Families Caregivers written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Head Injury Missouri Head Injury Guide for Survivors Families and Caregivers written by Delores Marie Anderson John and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Head Injury written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Missouri Head Injury Guide for Survivors Families and Caregivers written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Living With Brain Injury written by Sonia Acorn and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An injury to the brain can affect every aspect of a person's daily life, including physical abilities and psychological make-up, relationships and family roles, school and employment, recreation and leisure. At the hospital, you may hear a lot about brain injury but not realize the importance of what you've learned until you have to deal with the injured person at home. In this handy reference book, health-care and legal experts from Canada and the United States guide you through the process of rehabilitation and help you learn how to live with brain injury. The advice of these professionals is complemented by the stories of two people who have survived injuries and are adjusting to their new lives.
Download or read book Living with Brain Injury written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The KHIA Resource Journal written by Kentucky Head Injury Association and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Successfully Surviving a Brain Injury written by Garry Prowe and published by Garry Prowe. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book--which is based upon the experience of hundreds of people living with a brain injury, their families, and the medical professionals who treat them--will answer many of your questions. It will teach you: the basics of brain injury and the recovery and rehabilitation processes ; the wide range of impairments caused by a brain injury ; ways to make this stressful and exhausting time easier for you and your family ; what you need to know about health insurance and disability pay ; how a case manager and an attorney can help you ; the factors that influence how well someone recovers from a brain injury ; how to access the wide range of resources available to the families of brain injury survivors"--Cover, p. 4.
Download or read book Head Injury written by D. M. A. Gronwall and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether they are caused by traffic accidents, incidents of violence, or occur during sports or leisure activities, as many do, head injuries can dramatically and tragically alter the victim's ability to cope with life. They also present unique problems for caregivers and families of patients. Accompanying personality changes and disorders, lingering effects such as headache and dizziness, and the sheer difficulty in predicting the duration of the healing process and its eventual outcome all combine to create special stresses for those involved. This book offers a clear description of the facts of head injury in terms understandable to patients and their families, as well as health care staff. It explains both physical and psychological effects and how they may best be confronted, and possibly overcome. It takes the reader from hospital emergency room thorough the posthospital experience, detailing the stages of recovery and techniques for charting progress. The book also discusses the ways that head trauma can affect families and friends, and, for patients who have recovered sufficiently, there are suggestions on managing the return to normal living. For those with more serious injuries, a section describes the long-term adjustments that victims and their caregivers will need to make. The final section outlines the requirements of a typical head injury rehabilitation system, and suggests ways for individuals to make sure they have an opportunity to participate. The authors have many years of experience working with head injured people and the organizations that have been formed to help them.
Download or read book Brain Injury Tool Kit written by M. Appleby and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guide for Survivors, Caregivers, & Family of Brain Injury, along with the list of 10 Keys for Recovery
Download or read book Head Injury written by D. M. A. Gronwall and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether they are caused by traffic accidents, incidents of violence, or occur during sports or leisure activities, as many do, head injuries can dramatically and tragically alter the victim's ability to cope with life. They also present unique problems for caregivers and families of patients. Accompanying personality changes and disorders, lingering effects such as headache and dizziness, and the sheer difficulty in predicting the duration of the healing process and its eventual outcome all combine to create special stresses for those involved. This book offers a clear description of the facts of head injury in terms understandable to patients and their families, as well as health care staff. It explains both physical and psychological effects and how they may best be confronted, and possibly overcome. It takes the reader from hospital emergency room thorough the posthospital experience, detailing the stages of recovery and techniques for charting progress. The book also discusses the ways that head trauma can affect families and friends, and, for patients who have recovered sufficiently, there are suggestions on managing the return to normal living. For those with more serious injuries, a section describes the long-term adjustments that victims and their caregivers will need to make. The final section outlines the requirements of a typical head injury rehabilitation system, and suggests ways for individuals to make sure they have an opportunity to participate. The authors have many years of experience working with head injured people and the organizations that have been formed to help them.
Download or read book Brain Injury Tool Kit written by M. A. Appleby and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy pocket reference for caregivers of those affect by brain injury. Includes the 10 Keys to Recovery. This guide is an excerpted resource from the novel "Raising David, Again."
Download or read book Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury written by Harvey Levin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book reports recent progress in research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) by leading investigators encompassing translational and clinical studies. The text covers epidemiology, pathophysiology, brain imaging, cognition, behavioral sequelae, and clinical trials of innovative treatments, including new approaches to rehabilitation. The range of TBI mechanisms represented in this cutting-edge book includes closed head trauma and blast-related injury, and the spectrum of TBI severity. Chapters offer a developmental perspective, including the effects of TBI on cognitive development in children and outcome studies in adults. Contributors from various countries provide a global perspective on this worldwide health problem. The editors have synthesized the contents in a concluding chapter. Researchers and clinicians will find this volume to be an informative, authoritative reference for current TBI research.
Download or read book Head Injury written by Trevor Powell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular and bestselling book has been brought up to date with the latest information on caring for someone with a head injury. Newly published, it includes an additional chapter on long term emotional adjustment, plus extended sections on other types of brain injury, returning to work, anger management and improving insight and awareness. This book is the ultimate guide to the hidden psychological, social, behavioural and emotional problems caused by head injury for professionals, families and carers. Practical, down-to-earth and written in a jargon-free style, it addresses the medical problems, rehabilitation and adjustment of individuals and families to the realities of life after head injury. Containing personal experiences, factual information and research and specific guidance and practical advice on ways of dealing with difficulties connected with head injury, this new and updated version will be an essential addition to the resources of all professionals working with people with a head injury.
Download or read book The Missouri Greenbook written by M. Ellen Nichols and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 5.3 million Americans currently live with long-term effects of a TBI. More than 14,000 Missourians are admitted to an emergency department or hospitalized each year due to a TBI. Recovering from a TBI is a lifelong journey. Part of the recovery involves learning as much as possible about TBI. Having information about what has happened and other challenges you may encounter is essential to coping and managing. The goal of this book is to provide anyone touched by brain injury with information and resources to assist with the journey of recovery. It is normal that you may experience many emotions that come and go at different times throughout your journey. Hopefully, you will find the comments within this book from survivors and family members to be comforting and reassuring. A TBI can be life-altering event, but it doesn't mean that you can't lead a fulfilling and enjoyable life. (taken from the Foreward).
Download or read book Brain Injury and the Family written by Arthur Dell Orto and published by Chapman & Hall/CRC. This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceived and written by two of the countrys leading authorities on the relationship of head injury and family matters, this book opens the frequently locked doors to accessible information. The format is a combination of original material, personal statements by survivors and their families, and structured experiences. The revision will retain its central theme of family-oriented treatment with a rehabilitative perspective.
Download or read book What Psychotherapists Should Know About Disability written by Rhoda Olkin and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2012-04-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume provides the knowledge and skills that mental health professionals need for more effective, informed work with clients with disabilities. Combining her extensive knowledge as a clinician, researcher, and teacher with her personal experience as someone with a disability, Olkin provides an insider's perspective on critical issues that are often overlooked in training. A lucid conceptual framework is presented for understanding disability as a minority experience, one that is structured by social, legal, and attitudinal constraints as well as physical challenges. Illuminating frequently encountered psychosocial themes and concerns, chapters describe a range of approaches to dealing with disability issues in the treatment of adults, children, and families. Topics addressed include etiquette with clients with disabilities; special concerns in assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis; the impact of disability on sexuality and romance, as well as pregnancy, birthing, and parenting; the use of assistive technology and devices; disability and substance abuse; and more. Filled with clinical examples and observations, the volume also discusses strategies for enhancing teaching, training, and research.
