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Brain injury survivors : narratives of rehabilitation and healing

Author: Laura S Lorenz
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, ©2010.
Series: Disability in society.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Although millions of people are affected each year by brain injuries, what it is like to live with these injuries is often misunderstood. Laura Lorenz delves into the experience of acquired brain injury (ABI) survivors to reveal how they make sense of their changed circumstances - and how social policies and medical expectations can enhance, or detract from, their quality of life." "As she traces individual  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Autobiographies
Personal Narrative
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Laura S Lorenz
ISBN: 9781588267283 1588267288
OCLC Number: 465378718
Description: xii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents: Acquired brain injury : what is it and why we should care --
Learning from brain injury --
Living with frustration and confusion --
Encompassing darkness and light --
Discovering a new identity --
Conclusion : implications for healing, policy, and future research.
Series Title: Disability in society.
Responsibility: Laura S. Lorenz.

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Delves into the experience of acquired brain injury (ABI) survivors to reveal how they make sense of their changed circumstances - and how social policies and medical expectations can enhance, or  Read more...

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