Life and Suicide Following Brain Injury
A Personal and Professional Account
Seiten
2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-57614-8 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-57614-8 (ISBN)
Tom acquired a traumatic brain injury aged 22 and took his own life 20 years later. In telling Tom's story, the author- a professional who works with suicidal clients, and Tom's sister- identifies the multiple suicide risk factors, the lack of understanding and inadequate service provision for people with complex needs following TBI.
Life and Suicide Following Brain Injury tells the story of Tom, a 43 year-old man who acquired a brain injury from a road traffic accident at the age of 22. Tom survived but went on to take his own life 20 years later. As a vulnerable adult with mental health issues and long-term difficulties with substance misuse, this book tells Tom's story from his early childhood through to his death.
In telling Tom's story, the author- a researcher in the brain injury field and Tom's sister- identifies the multiple suicide risk factors as well as the lack of understanding and inadequate service provision for people with complex needs following TBI. His story serves as a harrowing example of what can go wrong when timely intervention and support is not forthcoming, identifying a multitude of risk factors and possible points of intervention to improve care in the future.
This book provides insight to professionals and academics across health and social care in the risks of suicide associated with TBI. It also provides support for those who have experienced the grief of losing a survivor to suicide, or those struggling to support a survivor who is suicidal.
Life and Suicide Following Brain Injury tells the story of Tom, a 43 year-old man who acquired a brain injury from a road traffic accident at the age of 22. Tom survived but went on to take his own life 20 years later. As a vulnerable adult with mental health issues and long-term difficulties with substance misuse, this book tells Tom's story from his early childhood through to his death.
In telling Tom's story, the author- a researcher in the brain injury field and Tom's sister- identifies the multiple suicide risk factors as well as the lack of understanding and inadequate service provision for people with complex needs following TBI. His story serves as a harrowing example of what can go wrong when timely intervention and support is not forthcoming, identifying a multitude of risk factors and possible points of intervention to improve care in the future.
This book provides insight to professionals and academics across health and social care in the risks of suicide associated with TBI. It also provides support for those who have experienced the grief of losing a survivor to suicide, or those struggling to support a survivor who is suicidal.
Alyson Norman, PhD, is a researcher in clinical psychology at the University of Plymouth's School of Psychology. Alyson has over 10 years experience of research in brain injuries and has personal experience as a family survivor of brain injury.
Foreword
Chapter 1: An introduction to traumatic brain injury and suicidality
Chapter 2: Growing up with a brain injury
Chapter 3: Reflections on a life-changing accident
Chapter 4: Post-Injury Rehabilitation and Discharge
Chapter 5: The long-term impact of brain Injury
Chapter 6: A personal account of Suicide following brain injury
Chapter 7: the impact of suicide following traumatic brain injury
Chapter 8: Final reflection on suicidality after brain injury
References
Erscheinungsdatum | 14.04.2020 |
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Reihe/Serie | After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories |
Zusatzinfo | 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 294 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften | |
Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Neurologie / Psychiatrie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-57614-X / 113857614X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-57614-8 / 9781138576148 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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