Neuropsychological Treatment After Brain Injury
DAVID W. ELLIS AND ANNE-LISE CHRISTENSEN 1 A BRIEF OVERVIEW In the past, most people who sustained catastrophic brain injury died. However, over the past several decades, sophisticated medical diagnostic techniques such as computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), along with...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1989, 1989
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1989 |
| Series: | Foundations of Neuropsychology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- I. Theory and Intervention
- 2. Brain Injury: A Pathophysiological Basis for Neuropsychological Dysfunction
- 3. Issues in Behavioral Neurology and Brain Injury
- 4. Psychopharmacological Agents in the Treatment of Brain Injury
- 5. Traumatic Brain Injury and the Rehabilitation Process: A Psychiatric Perspective
- 6. The Neuropsychological Investigation as a Therapeutic and Rehabilitative Technique
- II. Rehabilitation Programs: Application of Theory
- 7. Interventions in the Inpatient Setting
- 8. Residential Treatment
- 9. Concepts in Day Programming
- III. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Techniques
- 10. Neuropsychotherapy
- 11. Structured Group Treatment for Brain-Injury Survivors
- 12. Long-Term Family Intervention
- 13. Management of Aggressive Behavior Following Traumatic Brain Injury
- IV. Professional and Legal Issues
- 14. Professional Issues in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
- 15. Legal Issues that Commonly Confront Brain-Injury Survivors and Their Families