An Introduction to Coping with Brain Injury
Published on 6. April 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-4721-4762-2 (ISBN)
Description
Just the facts for coping with the after-effects of a brain injury
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) usually refers to people who have suffered a head injury or stroke but also includes those who have had brain tumours, an anoxic injury (where the brain has been starved of oxygen) or brain illnesses like encephalitis and meningitis. After an ABI, the brain undergoes a very slow healing process before improvements slow down and eventually plateau. This is different to other forms of brain conditions where the journey is more of a deteriorating one over time.
ABI is commonly called 'a hidden disability' as it can easily be missed or misunderstood by others. Also it can significantly affect those close to the person and therefore it is frequently called 'a family affair' too. As the issues are often hidden, complicated and affect patients and families alike, this book can act as a roadmap to help you and your loved ones navigate through the complex and often unexpected challenges that can arise following a brain injury, using:
- Cognitive rehabilitation approaches to understand and manage changes in our thinking abilities
- Cognitive behavioural approaches to address ways in which our thoughts, feelings, actions and physical reactions relate to each other
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) usually refers to people who have suffered a head injury or stroke but also includes those who have had brain tumours, an anoxic injury (where the brain has been starved of oxygen) or brain illnesses like encephalitis and meningitis. After an ABI, the brain undergoes a very slow healing process before improvements slow down and eventually plateau. This is different to other forms of brain conditions where the journey is more of a deteriorating one over time.
ABI is commonly called 'a hidden disability' as it can easily be missed or misunderstood by others. Also it can significantly affect those close to the person and therefore it is frequently called 'a family affair' too. As the issues are often hidden, complicated and affect patients and families alike, this book can act as a roadmap to help you and your loved ones navigate through the complex and often unexpected challenges that can arise following a brain injury, using:
- Cognitive rehabilitation approaches to understand and manage changes in our thinking abilities
- Cognitive behavioural approaches to address ways in which our thoughts, feelings, actions and physical reactions relate to each other
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
10 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 108 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
102 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4721-4762-2 (9781472147622)
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Nigel S. King
An Introduction to Coping with Brain Injury
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04/2023
Robinson
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Dr Nigel King is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist specialising in brain injury. He is the Clinical Lead of the Community Head Injury Service, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, UK and Neuropsychological Lead at the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training & Research, University of Oxford. He is a Full Registrant on the British Psychological Society's Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists and was a Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford from 2008-2018. He has published widely in medical journals on brain injury, and he co-edited Psychological Approaches to Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury - a book commissioned by the British Psychological Society. He also authored the self-help book - Overcoming Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-concussion Symptoms, which was shortlisted for the British Medical Association 2016 Book of the Year Award in their popular medicine category, and he regularly speaks at national and international conferences on brain injury.