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Concussive Brain Trauma

Neurobehavioral Impairment & Maladaptation, Second Edition

Rolland S. Parker

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CRC Press
13 December 2019
Focusing on a public health problem affecting millions of people of all ages, the second edition of Concussive Brain Trauma: Neurobehavioral Impairment and Maladaptation reflects Dr. Rolland S. Parker's more than 25 years of neuropsychological practice and research in traumatic brain injury and stress, and his prior experience as a clinical psychologist.

Unique in its coverage of the personality changes, family dysfunction, and stress that often occur in the wake of concussive brain trauma, this book uses case examples to illustrate persistent and acute alterations of consciousness, as well as cognitive, mood, personality, and social effects of head injury in order to guide appropriate treatment. With six additional chapters, this edition covers:

Post-concussive syndrome, biomechanical causes of trauma, and acute and chronic phases of co-morbid brain and somatic injury

The physiological basis for behavior and posttraumatic dysregulation of systems

Disorders related to pain, sensation, and motor activities

Headaches, consciousness, cognition, cerebral personality, and psychodynamic disorders

Developmental effects of children's concussive injury

Blast injuries characteristic of modern war

Unfamiliar signs not included in the usual list of post-concussive symptoms

With a firm multi-disciplinary foundation, this book aids the concerned practitioner in rendering a more complete and accurate assessment, recognizing gaps in prior documentation, and conducting a more complete examination to acquire omitted information. It also shows how to achieve the benefit of higher accuracy in assessing disability, planning rehabilitation, and offering compensation. The book stands alone as an in-depth, authoritative guide to closed head injury and traumatic brain injury.

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Imprint:   CRC Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm, 
Weight:   1.623kg
ISBN:   9780367452223
ISBN 10:   0367452227
Pages:   879
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Primary ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
"Concussion: Not Always ""Minor"" Head Injury. Introduction to the Postconcussion Syndrome. The Central Nervous System: Organization of Behavior. Acute Alterations of Consciousness. The Internal Milieu: Brain and Body. Biomechanics and Tissue Injuries. Acute Brain and Somatic Injury. The Acute Stress Response. Chronic Posttraumatic Stress: Injury, Disease, and Burnou. Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Concussion. Disorders of Sensation, Motion, and Body Schema. Vocal Motor Disorders. Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Headaches. Chronic Posttraumatic Disorders of Consciousness. Cognition, Language, and Intelligence. Posttraumatic Personality Disorders . Children’s Brain Trauma. Outcome and Treatment: Concussive Trauma"

Dr. Parker received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Arts and Science of New York University, where he studied with David Wechsler, Zygmunt A. Piotrowski, and Hans-Lukas Teuber. He was Adjunct Professor of Clinical Neurology at the New York University School of Medicine, a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He specialized as a neuropsychologist, evaluating and treating persons who had incurred traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress, and authored many books and articles written for the general and professional public in the areas of personal development and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Parker organized and was President and Program Director of The New York Academy of Traumatic Brain Injury, Inc., for 10 years. His educational programs, which qualified for both Medical and Psychological Continuing Education credits, received the NYU Medical School Honors for Extramural Distinction. He practiced in hospitals, clinics, and private practice as a psychological examiner, and as a group or one-on-one psychotherapist for adults and children.

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