The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workbook: Your Program for Regaining Cognitive Function and Overcoming Emotional Pain (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) [Paperback]

Douglas J. Mason PsyD LCSW (Author), Marc Irwin Sharfman MD (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2004 | Series: New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook

A blow to the head or the dramatic acceleration and deceleration that occur in a serious car crash can cause a traumatic injury to the brain. At their most serious, these events are critical and life threatening, but even a mild incident can cause problems with memory, communication, and mental focus. What’s worse, this kind of cognitive function loss often causes other psychological symptoms like depression and low self-esteem. Fortunately, there are things anyone can do to recover from a mild traumatic brain injury, get back lost cognitive ability, and restore a healthy frame of mind.

If you or someone you love has suffered a mild traumatic brain injury, this engaging workbook will help you:

• Learn the causes and symptoms of MTBI
• Understand the brain injury recovery timeline
• Manage medical care and set realistic goals for recovery
• Recover memory, communication, and visuospatial ability
• Cope with related symptoms like depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem

Editorial Reviews

Review

“This book is just a small demonstration of Mason’s ability to use research in an effort to help teach professionals about traumatic brain injury and cognitive disorders. I am sure his peers will be interested in this piece of written work, as it contains credible content that accurately reflects the future of cognitive therapy.”
—Paul M. Johns, director of rehabilitation and brain injury rehabilitation services at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center at Orlando Regional Sand Lake Hospital

From the Publisher

Your Program for Regaining Cognitive Function and Overcoming Emotional Pain

From the author of The Memory Workbook

How to:

· Recognize the symptoms

· Assess the damage

· Recover brain function

· Improve memory and learning

· Increase attention span

· Cope with depression and anxiety

· Regain self-esteem

A specialist in cognitive impairments offers sufferers of mild traumatic brain injury the only workbook designed to help them overcome emotional pain and regain their mental capabilities.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572243619
• ISBN-13: 978-1572243613
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Physical Impairments
  • #34 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Nervous System

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope and Healing, March 29, 2005

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AG (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workbook: Your Program for Regaining Cognitive Function and Overcoming Emotional Pain (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (Paperback)

This book is a great resource for family, friends, caregivers, and patients suffering from mild traumatic brain injury. The easy to read text helps the reader focus on the causes and effects of brain injury. It offers a positive, comprehensive, realistic approach to repairing and coping with physical, mental and emotional effects of brain injury. A self-help section is available and allows the patient the opportunity to be involved in his own recovery. I recommend this book to anyone who is seeking hope and or healing from mild traumatic brain injury.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, December 25, 2004

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Anton (South US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workbook: Your Program for Regaining Cognitive Function and Overcoming Emotional Pain (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (Paperback)

As a medical attorney I am recommending this book to my clients and their families as a comprehensive review of the process of head trauma. It will serve them well as a resource and educational guide on the recovery process associated with brain injury. I have followed Dr. Mason's work for some time and highly recommend his books.

It is the best product on the market to date!

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must for all types of brain injury thank you dr mason, December 9, 2004

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Dreams "dreams" (here) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workbook: Your Program for Regaining Cognitive Function and Overcoming Emotional Pain (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (Paperback)

i have a moderate traumatic brain injury and thought seeing the word mild
that the book would be too easy. not so. dr mason clearly states info
on traumatic brain injury and has exercises for one to do.
i waited a yr for this book. and i agree with dr mason in doing the
exercises in the order of the book. better yet get some tracing paper
and cover the exercises so you can go back and do them again and
again. the mazes are not too easy...in fact i had to start at the beginning
go to teh middle and then go to the finish and work my way back.
th anks again dr mason