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Family Psychotherapy After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

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This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the effects of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury as a way to educate and support family members. First, the neuropathology is reviewed. Then through a series of family scenarios, the loved one’s alterations in the areas of memory; executive functions; organic unawareness; mood, behavior, and communication; and physical functioning are described. This will capture the universal themes related to the global consequences of moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries. For each domain, a series of psychotherapeutic “helpful hints” and tools are presented to assist the caregiver and tier supports to better understand and cope with their loved one’s postinjury sequelae. The chapter also describes techniques learned in psychotherapy for families to manage their personal distress, depression, anxiety, and dismay emanating from the pervasive limitations related to the brain injury. Lastly, an integrative case study is presented, illustrating the amalgamation of the initial consultation and early sessions (from Chap. 2) and key content from this chapter.

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Klonoff, P. (2014). Family Psychotherapy After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. In: Psychotherapy for Families after Brain Injury. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8083-0_4

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