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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819464203321

Titolo

Living with brain injury : a guide for families and caregivers / / edited by Sonia Acorn and Penny Offer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

1-4426-5510-0

1-4426-5968-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

362.1968

Soggetti

Brain damage

Brain damage - Patients - Family relationships

Brain damage - Patients - Care

Caregivers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

What is a brain injury? / John Higenbottam -- Survivor's view / Charles G. Ottewell -- After the brain injury-- the rehabilitation team / John Higenbottam -- Hospital-- and after / Rick Brown -- Case management / John Simpson -- Long-term adjustment following significant brain injury / Mary Pepping -- 'Rime' of the survivor / David Blanche -- Psychosocial effects of brain injury / J. David Seaton -- Children and adolescents with brain injury / Marilyn Unger -- Couple issues after brain injury / Patrick Hirschi, Claudia Berwald, Rick Brown -- Brain injury and the family system / Carroll O. David -- Legal issues following brain injury / R. Brian Webster -- Leisure and recreation / Anne Sulzberger, Charles Killingsworth -- Family as caregiver / Sonia Acorn -- Second look / Charles G. Ottewell.

Sommario/riassunto

"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. 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."--Jacket.