(Ebook) Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitative Treatment and Case Management, Second Edition by Mark J. Ashley ISBN 9780849313622, 0849313627

(Ebook) Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitative Treatment and Case Management, Second Edition by Mark J. Ashley ISBN 9780849313622, 0849313627

Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitative Treatment and Case Management, Second Edition provides therapists, case managers and physicians with information about the longer-term issues faced by this population. Originally titled Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation, this new edition updates the clinical information and broadens the scope of the best-selling text with ten additional chapters designed to meet the needs of educators, discharge planners, and neuropsychologists. New topics include:Auditory function assessmentAging issuesCognitive rehabilitationRecreational therapyLitigation and settlement optionsBio-ethical principlesThis broader focus allows the book to be used both as an educational tool and as a clinical reference. The person with TBI faces a daily struggle to survive and return to pre-injury functioning levels. Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition provides detailed postacute and late rehabilitation procedures that may be effective in reducing disability, improving quality of life, enhancing life satisfaction, and reducing the long-term financial expenditures associated with TBI.