Changes in the Brain: Impact on Daily Life - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038798187X ISBN 13: 9780387981871

Publisher: Springer, 2016

Synopsis

This informative text details the many changes in everyday life as the result of injury, illness, or aging affecting the brain. Experts across brain-related fields trace mechanisms of conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, TBI, and dementia as they impact regions of the brain, and resulting cognitive, emotional, sensory, and motor impairments as they contribute to deficits in personal and social functioning. In addition to symptoms and behaviors associated with insults to the brain (and the extent to which the brain can adapt or self-repair), chapters provide cogent examples of how societal and cultural expectations can shape the context and experience of disability. The book’s focus on everyday activities brings new clarity to diverse links between symptoms and diagnosis, brain and behavior.

Included in the coverage:

·The aging brain and changes in daily function.

·Stroke: impact on life and daily function.

·Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the impact on daily life.

·Everyday life with cancer.

·Real-world impact of HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment.

·Disability and public policy in America.

·Living after brain changes, from the patient’s perspective.

Rich in empirical data and human insight, Changes in the Brain gives neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and rehabilitation nurses a robust new understanding of the daily lives of patients, both in theory and in the real world.

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Review:

“This unique book describes the impact of common neurological conditions on the daily lives of people who experience them, focusing especially on changes in behavior. ... useful for trainees in rehabilitation professions and for junior clinicians who are launching careers in rehabilitation specialties. Therapists, nurses, psychologists, and physicians might benefit from the perspectives this book provides. ... this one stands out in its emphasis on the direct behavioral impact of the conditions on patients and their daily lives.” (Elliot J. Roth, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2017)

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 038798187X
• ISBN 13: 9780387981871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 293
• Editor: Chiaravalloti Nancy D., Goverover Yael