Brain Injury and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (eBook, PDF)

International Perspectives
Redaktion: Christensen, Anne-Lise; Uzzell, Barbara P.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Most individuals with brain damage experience a curtailment or loss of lifestyle without rehabilitation. Improved methods and appropriately timed medical interventions now make it possible for more individuals to survive brain insults and to be assisted by rehabilitation neuropsychologists in achieving renewed commitment to life. Damage to the brain -- the organ of human emotions and cognition -- reduces psychological functioning and realistic adaptation, and the patient and his/her family are often encapsulated in the time prior to injury. To regain part or most of the lifestyle lost, an honest, dedicated, and realistic approach is required. Neuropsychological rehabilitation can provide tools for this task, provided that the most comprehensive, elaborate and knowledge-based methods are integrated in the training, and provided that knowledge from many disciplines and from community environments and family is encompassed.

In the present book knowledge representing the development of neuropsychological rehabilitation during the past five years is collected from a conference titled "Progress in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation." The chapters are written by professionals who were invited to share their experiences from different areas within the field because of their expertise with processes involved in neuropsychological rehabilitation. After a historical review, the chapters follow a visible sequence from biology to neuropsychology and neuropharmacology. Experts discuss the most advanced medical knowledge of the effect of injury on states of the organism. The second part of the book is dedicated to the outcome and the economics of rehabilitation as well as plans for the future. Finally, a panel discussion addresses the overall concept: Is rehabilitation worthwhile and ethical? The reactions -- influenced by the cross-cultural exchange of knowledge -- shed light on the essence and practice of today's neurorehabilitation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317780984
• Artikelnr.: 40301893

Autorenporträt

Anne-Lise Christensen, Barbara P. Uzzell

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. E. Dragsted
Foreword. L. Diller
Finding the Right Treatment Combinations: Changes in Rehabilitation Over the Past Five Years. D.G. Stein
M.M. Glasier
S.W. Hoffman
Pharmacological Treatments for Brain-Injury Repair: Progress and Prognosis. D.N. Cope
Head Trauma Destiny: Interactions of Neuropharmacology and Personality. T.G. Bolwig
Some Pathophysiological Aspects of Chronic Organic Brain Syndrome Illustrated by the Use of Brain-Imaging Techniques. J. Risberg
L.R. Jensen
The Value of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measurements in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. B.A. Wilson
A. Shiel
M. Watson
S. Horn
L. McLellan
Monitoring Behavior During Coma and Posttraumatic Amnesia. L.E. Trexler
P.M. Webb
G. Zappala
Strategic Aspects of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. R. Laaksonen
Cognitive Training Methods in Rehabilitation of Memory. F-J. Stachowiak
Computers in Aphasia Rehabilitation. G. Rasmussen
A New Approach to Physical Rehabilitation. G.P. Prigatano
Individuality
Lesion Location
and Psychotherapy After Brain Injury. Z. Groswasser
Rehabilitating Psychosocial Functioning. D.N. Cope
Traumatic Brain-Injury Rehabilitation Outcome Studies in the United States. D.W. Ellis
G. Spivack
C.M. Spettell
Rehabilitation Treatment Variables that Affect Outcome After Brain Injury. T.W. Teasdale
A-L. Christensen
Psychosocial Outcome in Denmark. D.V. Bistany
Overview of the Economics of Rehabilitation in the United States. J. Mehlbye
A. Larsen
Social and Economic Consequences of Brain Damage in Denmark: A Case Study. L. Diller
Federal Planning with Regard to Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States. J-L. Truelle
D.N. Brooks
C. Potagas
P-A. Joseph
A European Chart for Evaluation of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. A-L. Christensen
Visions for Rehabilitation. G.A. Zitnay
Visions for International Support Organizations. B.P. Uzzell
Panel Discussion. B.P. Uzzell
A-L. Christensen
Postscript.