Psychological Approaches to Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury

by Tyerman, Andy; King, Nigel S.

• ISBN13: 9781405111676
• ISBN10: 1405111674
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-28
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The psychological effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) provide a major challenge to rehabilitation services. This text will increase understanding of the nature of these effects and provide practical guidance from experienced practitioners about psychological interventions for use in both rehabilitation and long-term adjustment. Provides practical guidance and illustrative case examples from experienced practitioners. Structured around five main areas: overview of psychological effects and services; cognitive rehabilitation; managing emotional and behavioural problems; vocational rehabilitation; and family impact and interventions.

Author Biography

Dr. Andy Tyerman is Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of Service for the Community Head Injury Service in Aylesbury. He has also been involved in developing national guidelines and standards including the National Clinical Guidelines on Rehabilitation following Acquired Brain Injury, Inter Agency Guidelines on Vocational Assessment & Rehabilitation after Acquired Brain Injury and the National Service Framework for Long-term (Neurological) Conditions.

Dr Nigel King is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist specialising in head injury, and is currently the Head of Clinical Neuropsychology at the Community Head Injury Service, Aylesbury. He is also a Clinical Tutor on the Oxford University Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xii
Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 1
Service Provision	p. 15
Acute Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Services	p. 17
Post-acute In-patient Rehabilitation	p. 39
Community Rehabilitation	p. 65
Residential Services	p. 91
Cognitive Rehabilitation	p. 111
Communication Difficulties	p. 113
Memory Problems	p. 136
Visual-perceptual and Spatio-motor Disorders	p. 166
Executive and Attentional Problems	p. 193
Behavioural and Emotional Interventions	p. 225
Behaviour Problems	p. 227
Fear, Anxiety and Depression	p. 260
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 294
Facilitating Psychological Adjustment	p. 320
Vocational Rehabilitation	p. 349
Return to Previous Employment	p. 351
Vocational Rehabilitation Programmes	p. 376
Supported Employment and Job Coaching	p. 403
Family Interventions	p. 429
Brain Injury and the Family: A Review	p. 431
Working with Families: A Community Service Example	p. 449
Familial Brain Injury: Impact on and Interventions with Children	p. 475
Index	p. 508
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