How we learned what we know about recovery -- How recovery works : in the clinic and in real life -- Fifteen who broke down on the road back -- The story of Riley -- The story of Hillary -- The story of Deloris -- The story of Stephanie -- The story of Faith -- The story of Rachel -- The story of Abdullah -- The story of Samantha -- The story of Brooke and Charlotte -- The story of Tom and Dawn -- The story of Jomo and Wengari -- The story of Ernie and Helga -- Brief sketches of three more great recoveries -- Lessons learned from 30 recoveries.
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Summary
This combines a thorough review of scientific and clinical background information about recovery from traumatic brain injury with a set of autobiographical accounts of 12 of the 18 best long-term recoveries from a population of 1800 discharged patients at an advanced cognitive rehabilitation program. For students in the rehabilitation professions, this book provides a rich understanding of successful recovery.
