Neuropsychological Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

by Raskin, Sarah A.; Mateer, Catherine A.

• ISBN13: 9780195085273
• ISBN10: 0195085272
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Despite the importance of the problem, strikingly little has been written about effective approaches to the treatment of individuals with mild to moderate brain injury. This book is designed for neuropsychologists, counseling and rehabilitation psychologists, and other rehabilitation professionals who work with individuals who have sustained brain injuries of mild to moderate severity. It provides a context for understanding and evaluating the common consequences of such injuries and offers both theoretical perspectives and practical suggestions for helping individuals to adjust to and compensate for residual difficulties. Early chapters focus on different domains of cognitive functioning, while later chapters describe clinical approaches to helping clients manage common emotional reactions such as depression, irritability, and anxiety. While the book acknowledges and discusses the controversy about the origins of persistent symptoms following mild brain injures, it does not focus on the controversy. Rather, it adopts a "what works" approach to dealing with individuals who have persistent symptoms and perceptions that contribute to disability and to emotional distress. Many of these individuals benefit significantly from neuropsychological intervention. Case examples throughout the book illustrate the adaptation of cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, and traditional psychotherapeutic approaches to individuals with mild to moderate brain injury. Self-regulation and self-management of both cognitive failures and emotional responses are described as appropriate and effective in this population.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xv
Part I Introduction
Current Concepts and Approaches to Management	3	(20)
Catherine A. Mateer
Ryan C.N. D'Arcy
Medical Aspects	23	(16)
Nathan Zasler
Assessment Issues	39	(34)
Catherine A. Mateer
Part II Treatment of Cognitive Sequelae
Attention	73	(20)
Catherine A. Mateer
Memory	93	(20)
Sarah A. Raskin
Executive Functions	113	(24)
Sarah A. Raskin
Part III Treatment of Emotional Sequelae
Psychotherapy Approaches	137	(20)
McKay Moore Sohlberg
Depression	157	(14)
Sarah A. Raskin
Paula N. Stein
Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress	171	(16)
David Hovland
Sarah A. Raskin
Irritability and Anger	187	(28)
David Hovland
Catherine A. Mateer
Part IV Vocational and Community Integration
Vocational Rehabilitation	215	(18)
Ginger D. Hurt
Part V Special Populations
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children	233	(21)
Jennifer Blair Thomson
Kimberly A. Kerns
Cognitive Remediation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in an Older Age Group	254	(15)
Sarah A. Raskin
Issues of Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Culture	269	(10)
Sarah A. Raskin
Index	279