Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders

Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders shows you a unique integration of neuropsychology and family therapy. Authors Judith L. Johnson and William G. McCown span these two broad areas by synthesizing family therapy principles and applying them specifically to traumatic brain injury and degenerative dementia. Family therapists, neuropsychologists, social workers, and counselors working with patients who experience brain dysfunction and their families learn to better address common issues and problems and of therapeutic interventions. This expert book includes case examples and working models of family reactions. The book then extends this information into practical clinical situations commonly confronted in work with these patients and their families. Readers of Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders are introduced to brain-behavior relationships including neuroanatomy of the brain as it relates to behavior, dynamics of neurologic disorders, and common symptoms of brain dysfunction. You can then use this information to help persons with traumatic brain injury and their families cope with and adjust to the issues and challenges they face. Specifically, you gain invaluable, informative insight into: - the neuroanatomy of the brain and which structures mediate behavior, emotion, and cognition - common issues families face when a member suffers traumatic brain injury - therapeutic strategies and practical suggestions for assisting families - mild head injury and familial reactions - common issues faced by families confronting Alzheimer's disease or other dementias - a model of family reactions to dementia over timeChapters in Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders outline symptoms of brain dysfunction and family therapy designed to approach these symptoms. Divided into two sections, the book gives readers a model of traumatic brain injury beginning with the initial onset and proceeding through time. This section focuses on changes within the family and therapeutic strategies for helping these distressed families. Secondly, the authors address degenerative dementia with emphases on certain phases through which family members may progress as they acknowledge their loved one's condition and then therapeutically work through the reality of it. Professionals in the medical and social sciences will find Family Therapy of Neurobehavioral Disorders a unique and irreplacable guide for developing and understanding the meshing of neuropsychology and family therapy. Also, the book serves as a solid text for students in courses such as rehabilitation, counseling, and family therapy.Translated into Spanish!

Judith L Johnson, William G. McCown

Contents Neurobehavioral Compromise and Family Therapy - Fundamentals of Brain-Behavior Function and Dysfunction - Family Therapy and Medical Illnesses: Fundamental Models - The Neurocompromised Individual and Their Family: Understanding the Experience of Estrangement - Family Adjustment Models and the Caregiver: The Reality of Caregiving and Burden - A New Developmental Model of Adaptation to Traumatic Brain Injury - Family Adaptation Models to Dementia - Family Adaptation to Brain Disorders: The Contributions of Chaos and Complexity Theories - Family Dynamics Associated with Mild Head Injury - Pragmatic Concerns with Compromised Brain Function: The Tasks of an Emerging Profession - References - Index