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Positive Outcomes in Families Following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Author(s) -
Adams Neil
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1996.tb01077.x
Subject(s) - traumatic brain injury , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology
In an earlier paper, the relationship between spirituality, science and therapy was explored. In this paper spirituality is discussed in a more clinical context. Family response to trauma is outlined, concentrating on the area of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), and several models of adaptation are reviewed. There appear to he commonalities in response to different types of trauma. However in the area of ABI, positive outcomes have been under‐reported in the literature which has focussed for various reasons on maladaptation. In viewing response to trauma as involving both the potential for positive transformation as well as suffering and burden, concepts of Frankl and Jung, spiritual belief and ‘near death experience’ are discussed. Examples of how families find meaning and positively appraise their experience of ABI are given.