Outpatient management and outcome in relation to work in traumatic brain injury patients.
This paper reports on a holistic psychosocial rehabilitation program for post-acute brain-injury patients. Methods and rationale are described and follow-up data are reported on a group of patients with regard to return to employment or educational programs. The results generally give grounds for optimism concerning the effectiveness of psychosocial rehabilitation.
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Center for Rehabilitation of Brain Damage, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003071:Cognition; D003718:Denmark; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006694:Holistic Health; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000592:standards; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000592:standards; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000592:standards