Headaches and Mild Brain Trauma - A Practical Therapy Guide

This book describes the biopsychosocial nature of persisting and complex headache presentations following a mild brain trauma and offers a predominantly cognitive-behavioural therapy programme to guide patients toward better health and less pain. It is essential reading for anyone working with brain trauma survivors.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Theory 2. Implementation of a Practical Biopsychosocial Approach 2. Implementation of a practical biopsychosocial approach 3. Cognitive behavioural therapy for posttraumatic headaches Appendix I: Therapy worksheets Appendix II: Relaxation scripts Appendix III: Recovering from mild head trauma - a guide for patients Appendix IV: Supplementary material

About the author

Birgit Gurr is a consultant clinical neuropsychologist and works as the clinical lead for the Acquired Brain Injury and Adult Neuropsychology Services in Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, UK. She is also a visiting lecturer at Bournemouth University, where she teaches neuropsychology, and a clinical supervisor for the clinical psychology doctorate courses at Southampton and Exeter Universities. She is a full member of the Division of Neuropsychology and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, UK.

Summary

This book describes the biopsychosocial nature of persisting and complex headache presentations following a mild brain trauma and offers a predominantly cognitive-behavioural therapy programme to guide patients toward better health and less pain. It is essential reading for anyone working with brain trauma survivors.

Product details

• Authors: Birgit Gurr, Gurr Birgit
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367726089
• ISBN: 978-0-367-72608-9
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: The Brain Injuries Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Care of the mentally ill, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Care of people with mental health issues