title: Faith, hope, and love: nontraditional therapy in recovery from serious head injury, a personal account.
abstract: The author, a clinical psychologist, sustained a serious head injury in 1977 when research on the rehabilitation of the head injured was in its early stages and advocacy/support organizations did not exist. Despite the total unavailability of formal rehabilitation and therapy, the author, with the help of his family, was eventually able to return to professional practice and attain a reasonable quality of life. In this account, the author describes his journey toward recovery and the ways in which, 12 years postinjury, he copes with the impairments that remain.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Centre, Penticton, BC.
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Linge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011586:Psychology, Clinical; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology*