A traumatic brain injury is a life-changing event, affecting an
individual's lifestyle, ability to work, relationships-even
personality. Whatever caused it-car crash, work accident, sports
injury, domestic violence, combat-a severe blow to the head results
in acute and, often, lasting symptoms. People with brain injury
benefit from understanding, patience, and assistance in recovering
their bearings and functioning to their full abilities. In The
Traumatized Brain, neuropsychiatrists Drs Vani Rao and Sandeep
Vaishnavi - experts in helping people heal after head trauma -
explain how traumatic brain injury, whether mild, moderate, or
severe, affects the brain. They advise readers on how emotional
symptoms such as depression, anxiety, mania, and apathy can be
treated; how behavioral symptoms such as psychosis, aggression,
impulsivity, and sleep disturbances can be addressed; and how
cognitive functions like attention, memory, executive functioning,
and language can be improved. They also discuss headaches,
seizures, vision problems, and other neurological symptoms of
traumatic brain injury. By stressing that symptoms are real and are
directly related to the trauma, Rao and Vaishnavi hope to restore
dignity to people with traumatic brain injury and encourage them to
ask for help. Each chapter incorporates case studies and
suggestions for appropriate medications, counseling, and other
treatments, and ends with targeted tips for coping. The book also
includes a useful glossary, a list of resources, and suggestions
for further reading.
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