Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-241) and index.
Contents
Traumatic brain injury -- Clinical presentation -- Assessment -- Psychological approaches to the management of anxiety and mood disorders -- Panic disorder -- Phobias -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Post traumatic stress disorder -- Generalized anxiety disorder -- Major depressive disorder -- Bipolar disorder -- Special populations -- Conclusions and future directions.
Summary
While there are many excellent texts addressing cognitive impairment and behavioural difficulties and on rehabilitation associated with traumatic brain injury, few textbooks specifically address the most common emotional problems that can have such an adverse effect on rehabilitation and outcome. Uniquely this book deals exclusively with the identification and psychotherapeutic management of mood and anxiety disorders after traumatic brain injury. Furthermore, a systematic approach to identifying and diagnosing anxiety and mood disorders is followed throughout the text. As well as providing an.
