Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury - Hardcover

Silver, Jonathan M.; Yudofsky, Stuart C.

9780880485388: Neuropsychiatry of Traumatic Brain Injury

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0880485388 ISBN 13: 9780880485388

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 1994

A clinical guide and reference text that presents a comprehensive review of the neuropsychiatric problems of patients with traumatic brain injury, including specific clinical guidelines for treatment. Covering all practical aspects from personality changes to legal issues, the volume is divided into four sections: assessment of traumatic brain injury; psychiatric symptomatologies associated with traumatic brain injury; special populations; and treatment. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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About the Author:

Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D.,is D.C. and Irene Ellwood Professor and Chairman of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Baylor College of Medicine. He is Chief of Psychiatry Service at The Methodist Hospital and is also responsible for oversight of academic activities in psychiatry at The Menninger Clinic and Hospital, the Ben Taub General Hospital, the Houston Veterans Administration Medical Center, the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and the Texas Children's Hospital.

Review:

"This reviewer recommends this comprehensive text to rehabilitation professionals who work with persons who have TBI. It also will be valuable for counselors who testify in court on this subject. This book is well organized, comprehensive in its scope, current, and a valuable reference."- "NARPPS Journal"

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