Impact of traumatic brain damage on family dynamics and functioning: A review
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Brain Injury
- Vol. 3 (3), 219-233
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02699058909029637
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review the dynamics and functioning of families with a severely head-injured member. In order to stress the unique problems faced by persons with brain damage and their families, a comparison with spinal cord-injured persons is presented. The review's major conclusion is that a head injury exposes the family to a complex of problems that are unique to this disability and, therefore, necessitates the delivery of special family support services focused on the family, rather than on the head-injured person.Keywords
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