Rebuilding Life after Brain Injury: Dreamtalk (After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories)

Synopsis

Rebuilding Life after Brain Injury: Dreamtalk tells the survival story of Sheena McDonald, who in 1999 was hit by a police van and suffered a very severe brain injury. Sheena’s story is told from her own, personal standpoint and also from two further unique and invaluable perspectives. Allan Little, a BBC journalist and now Sheena’s husband, describes both the physical and mental impact of the injury on himself and on Sheena. Gail Robinson, Sheena’s neuropsychological rehabilitation specialist, provides professional commentaries on Sheena’s condition, assessment and recovery process. The word Dreamtalk, created by Allan to describe Sheena’s once "hallucinogenic state", sets the tone for this book. It humanises and contextualises the impact of brain injury, providing support and encouragement for patients, professionals and families. It presents exclusive insights into each stage of recovery, spanning coma, altered consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia and rehabilitation; all showing how she has defied conventional clinical expectations and made an exceptional recovery. This book is valuable reading to those who have suffered a brain injury and also to professionals such as neurologists, neuropsychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists working in the field.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780429894701

Related ISBNs:

9780429470769, 9781138600737, 9781138600737, 9781138600720, 9781138600720

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

06/08/19

Copyrighted By:

Sheena McDonald, Allan Little

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Psychology

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.