Open AccessIn search of the ‘self’: Holistic rehabilitation in restoring cognition and recovering the ‘self’ following traumatic brain injury: A case report
Author(s) -
Meenakshi Banerjee,
Shantala Hegde,
Harish Thippeswamy,
Girish Baburao Kulkarni,
Narasinga Rao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurorehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.611
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1878-6448
pISSN - 1053-8135
DOI - 10.3233/nre-208017
Subject(s) - traumatic brain injury , psychology , rehabilitation , context (archaeology) , cognition , neuropsychology , acquired brain injury , cognitive rehabilitation therapy , psychotherapist , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , medicine , neuroscience , paleontology , biology
Following mild-moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI), an individual experiences a range of emotional changes. It is often difficult for the patient to reconcile with their post-injury persona, and the memory of pre-injury personhood is particularly painful. Insight into one's cognitive deficits subsequent to injury can lead to an existential crisis and a sense of loss, including loss of self.