Understanding mental health outcomes following traumatic brain injury

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Hennessy, Maria
Maria Hennessy
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[Extract] When considering mental health outcomes for traumatic brian injury (TBI) survivors, there is a tenency to view these from a traditional medical model that monitors levels of symptom distress and the presence of absence of psychopathology. This chapter contents that recovery and outcomes following a TBI need to be reconsidered using a dual-factor model of mental health that includes both mental illness and mental well-being.

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Health and Healing after Traumatic Brain Injury: understanding the power of family, friends, community, and other support systems

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978-1-4408-2886-7

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18

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Praeger

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California, USA

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