Background
Smith, Louise Margaret was born on November 4, 1968 in Wellington, New Zealand. Daughter of Vince Kenneth and Brenda Marie (Banks) Smith.
(The permanent effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are...)
The permanent effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are not limited to the person who suffers the injury. People who care for the individual, particularly family members, suffer in various ways. Family members are often confused as to the behavioral and neuropsychological changes that they see in a brain-injured rela tive. They can become frustrated and angry when the individual does not return to premorbid levels of functioning. They can become tired and worn down from repeated problems in trying to manage the individual's difficulties while having only fragmented information regarding them. Drs. Smith and Godfrey have provided a useful service for family members by summarizing important neuropsychological changes associated with TBI and providing practical guidelines for coping with these problems. While the neuropsychological problems they describe are not completely understood, the authors provide a useful description of many of the neuro behavioral problems seen following TBI in young adults. They attempt to provide guidelines for family members that have practical utility in understanding and managing these patients. Theirs is a cognitive-behavioral approach that can have utility for this group of individuals. I applaud their efforts to provide something systematic and practical for family members.
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(The permanent effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are...)
The permanent effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are not limited to the person who suffers the injury. People who care for the individual, particularly family members, suffer in various ways. Family members are often confused as to the behavioral and neuropsychological changes that they see in a brain-injured rela tive. They can become frustrated and angry when the individual does not return to premorbid levels of functioning. They can become tired and worn down from repeated problems in trying to manage the individual's difficulties while having only fragmented information regarding them. Drs. Smith and Godfrey have provided a useful service for family members by summarizing important neuropsychological changes associated with TBI and providing practical guidelines for coping with these problems. While the neuropsychological problems they describe are not completely understood, the authors provide a useful description of many of the neuro behavioral problems seen following TBI in young adults. They attempt to provide guidelines for family members that have practical utility in understanding and managing these patients. Theirs is a cognitive-behavioral approach that can have utility for this group of individuals. I applaud their efforts to provide something systematic and practical for family members.
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college official clinical psychologist
Smith, Louise Margaret was born on November 4, 1968 in Wellington, New Zealand. Daughter of Vince Kenneth and Brenda Marie (Banks) Smith.
Bachelor with honors, University Otago, New Zealand, 1989. Diploma clinical psychology, University Otago, New Zealand, 1994. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University Otago, New Zealand, 1994.
Psychologist child and family unit psychology services, Southland Area Health Board, New Zealand, 1991; clinical research psychologist, U. Otago, 1991-1993; psychologist child, adolescent-family mental health services, Health Care, Otago, 1993-1994; director counselling training, Lifeway College, Snells Beach, New Zealand, since 1995; Chief Executive Officer, Lifeway College, Snells Beach, New Zealand, since 1996. Consultant New Zealand Appeal Court Justices, since 1994, Victim Support Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1995.
(The permanent effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are...)
(The permanent effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are...)
Member New Zealand Psychological Society, New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association (executive council 1996-1997), International Council Psychologists.