Impact of traumatic brain damage on family dynamics and functioning: a review.
The purpose of this paper is to review the dynamics and functioning of families with a severely head-injured member. In order to stress the unique problems faced by persons with brain damage and their families, a comparison with spinal cord-injured individuals is presented. The review's major conclusion is that a head injury exposes the family to a complex of problems that are unique to this disability and, therefore, necessitates the delivery of special family support services focused on the family, rather than on the head-injured person.
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Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, Ramat-Gan.
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Lahav
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000523:psychology