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UNINA9910819464203321 |
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Titolo |
Living with brain injury : a guide for families and caregivers / / edited by Sonia Acorn and Penny Offer |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
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©1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5510-0 |
1-4426-5968-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (191 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Brain damage |
Brain damage - Patients - Family relationships |
Brain damage - Patients - Care |
Caregivers |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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 |
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