Mindstorms: The Complete Guide for Families Living with Traumatic Brain Injury » (Original)

John W. Cassidy, MD, an award-winning neouropsychiatrist and former Harvard Medical School professor, founded the traumatic brain injury program at Boston’s McLean Hospital and cofounded its neuropsychiatry unit. He is currently the president of Nexus Health Systems and lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife.

A compassionate, reassuring resource for families affected by this “silent epidemic.”

Foreword 1

Introduction 3

Part 1 Understanding the Basics of Brain Injury

1 Types of Traumatic Brain Injury 17

2 Brain Injury Myths 29

3 Discovering and Diagnosing Brain Injury 37

4 Recognizing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 47

Part 2 The Various Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

5 How TBI Can Affect the Body 59

6 How TBI Can Affect the Mind 75

7 How TBI Can Affect Social Interaction 87

8 How TBI Can Affect Personality: The Alien Self 101

Part 3 Treating TBI: From ER Through Rehab

9 Emergency and Acute Care 113

10 Rehabilitation 101 125

11 Medication Therapies 137

12 Cognitive Therapy 149

13 Behavioral Therapy 163

Part 4 The Journey Back

14 Reentering the Real World 173

15 Taking Care of the Caregiver-YOU 187

Epilogue: The Future Is Now 197

Appendix: How the Brain Works 201

Resources 219

Acknowledgments 225

Index 227