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Textbook Of Traumatic Brain Injury
Hardback Edition: 2/2011
In 2005, when the first edition of this book was published, traumatic brain injury (TBI) was a phrase and a diagnosis known primarily to the medical profession. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have changed that, for as wounded warriors have returned from the battlefront,
TBI has been identified as the "signature injury" of those wars. This new edition of Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the explosion of research and expanded clinical data amassed in the intervening years. Each chapter was written and reviewed by the foremost authorities in neuropsychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, and the other specialties who assess, diagnose, and contribute to the care of these patients.
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The revisions and additions to this comprehensive volume were made to ensure that the scope and coverage is both up-to-date and down-to-earth. Key features include: New chapters on epidemiology in civilian and military populations, neuropathology, genetic Factors, and traumatic brain injury in the context of war, which reflect recent advances in assessment and treatment; A new chapter on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which emphasizes the common co-occurrence of TBI and PTSD; Much more detailed coverage of psychiatric issues than can be found in other books on the subject, a knowledge base that helps clinicians maintain the standard of care; Information on the legal ramifications of this diagnosis so that clinicians will better understand the complicated legal, financial, and insurance-based struggles their patients who have sustained TBI may face; Chapters that are complete, readable, and relevant in themselves, reflecting the editors' understanding that few readers digest a work of this magnitude in a single sitting. In addition, each concludes with essential points and key references to focus attention and consolidate learning; and A Foreword written by Bob Woodruff (the ABC World News correspondent who sustained a TBI while covering the war in Iraq) and his wife, underscoring that although this volume is intended to be read primarily by professionals, patients and families may also find it of keen interest. The book has been closely edited to achieve a level of writing that is consistent and engaging and that addresses the needs of all medical professionals who care for these patients, including the full range of mental health professionals. Evidence-based, academically rigorous, and conceptually sound, this new edition of Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury represents a huge step forward for the diagnosis and treatment of TBI.
Publisher : American Psychiatric Press
Publication date : 2011-02
Subjects: Non-fiction, Medicine, Health And Personal Development