The Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workbook. Your Program for Regaining Cognitive Function & Overcoming Emotional Pain New Harbinger Self Help Workbook

Editorial Review
It happens in an instant—squealing breaks, a ladder that gives way, a pool cue swung in a moment of rage—but the affects of a blunt-force trauma to the head can last a lifetime. One of the more common injuries that can affect cognitive function, mild traumatic brain injury, or MTBI, affects more that half a million Americans each year, and research suggests that as many as 6.5 million Americans are living with the effects of MTBI. For the first time ever, this book assembles facts about MTBI together with a research-based program that readers can use to overcome the disadvantages of traumatic brain injury.

Customer Reviews

helpful

2008-10-07
i was in a car accident and suffered a mild traumatic brain injury. i found this book extremely helpful and informative. the key thing to remember is that a brain injury is very different for each person. so some parts of the book probably wont apply to your situation. but i think this book does a good job of covering the overall symptoms of brain injuries. the book also gives you exercises to do throughout it which breaks up the reading and makes it more interesting.

A good beginning.

2008-10-05
The MTBI Workbook establishes an initial overview of symptom identification, brain organization, and early rehab steps and for this it is a good initial contact for a patient having experienced MTBI. However, it lacks more training tools for the client when an addendum could provide for more enriched training containing tools, exercises, and the like. Also, it lists a number of occupations and professionals involved in a rehab process without mentioning social workers in the provision of care. As a licensed clinical social worker with a moderate MTBI case load I can only ponder the reason for this grevious omission by the author. I wish I could give this a better review, but find no cause to do so. Again, a good beginning, but not a total solution.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workbook

2007-12-21
Excellent book for providing patient education about TBI, and provides exercises that persons with TBI can complete during therapy sessions or at home.

Great resource for professionals, families, & patients.

2007-12-18
This is a well written, well organized reference for anyone interested in a quick overview or a working understanding of MBTI. The exercises are a great resource for patients and an aid to help family members grasp the day-to-day challenges of people with MBTI.

Not so helpful to me

2007-11-30
I spent a good deal of time using this book, but did not find it's information or the results of the self tests all that helpful. This information was general observations about how brain injury affects thinking, planning, etc. The tests were word searches (and others) spread throughout the chapters and meant to help readers identify cognitive areas that needed attention, e.g. strength and weakness areas in thinking and emotions. I enjoyed taking the tests, but now doubt their validity.

The assumptions for the utility of these tests were very specious, in my opinion. For example, left brain dysfunction was said to be identifiable by how long it took you to do a letters word search puzzle, and right brain dysfunction was said to be greater if it took a long time to do the numbers search puzzles. I am not sure if this correlation can be made scientifically or what to do about it if it is generalizable.

My main problems with brain injury have less to do with these distinctions than in finding ways to function without so much turmoil, confusion and lost time. These problems were not fully addressed in this guide, so I found it on the whole disappointing.

Useful but needs help with guided approach

2007-06-28
It happens in an instant—squealing breaks, a ladder that gives way, a pool cue swung in a moment of rage—but the affects of a blunt-force trauma to the head can last a lifetime. One of the more common injuries that can affect cognitive function, mild traumatic brain injury, or MTBI, affects more that half a million Americans each year, and research suggests that as many as 6.5 million Americans are living with the effects of MTBI. For the first time ever, this book assembles facts about MTBI together with a research-based program that readers can use to overcome the disadvantages of traumatic brain injury.

The book addresses the emotional issues that often accompany MTBI, especially anxiety and depression. Readers learn basic self-help strategies to counteract problems that may be caused by the injury. The later chapters discuss the four major domains of cognitive function and ways in which individuals can challenge their limitations and repair specific brain functions. The book concludes with an exploration of the various potential long-term affects of MTBI and the outside resources available to assist readers.

The TBI Bible If you have a loved one with TBI you will need this book! 2006-06-20
We got the book shortly after our son's head injury and have not put it down since. The book has sections on every aspect of head injury and guides you through the process of recovery. The exercises were a little challenging but eventually manageable. If you have a loved one with a head injury this book is a must.

Hope and Healing 2005-03-29
This book is a great resource for family, friends, caregivers, and patients suffering from mild traumatic brain injury. The easy to read text helps the reader focus on the causes and effects of brain injury. It offers a positive, comprehensive, realistic approach to repairing and coping with physical, mental and emotional effects of brain injury. A self-help section is available and allows the patient the opportunity to be involved in his own recovery. I recommend this book to anyone who is seeking hope and or healing from mild traumatic brain injury.

Must Have 2005-03-23
If your dealing with anyone in your life with a brain injury, this book is for you. It helped us understand what was going on and the exercises were a good tool to help in the recovery process. I am so thankfully I found this book. And would highly recommend it to everyone.

It's so nice to know... 2005-02-16
I would just like to say that it's so nice to know that there is more information on brain injuries out there. Not many people know anything about brain injury and even when you try to explain it to someone, they think you're making it up. I felt like this book got into my head and knew exactly what was going on with me. I highly recommend this wonderful book for someone with a brain injury but for people who know someone with brain injury.