Modifying the denial of symptoms following severe head injuries
- 1 November 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Clinical Rehabilitation
- Vol. 1 (4) , 319-323
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026921558700100412
Abstract
Patients who do not recognise their disabilities are extremely difficult to treat and manage. This paper describes a method by which feedback about errors was provided for a patient who could not acknowledge that his intellectual function was impaired following a severe head injury. This brought about a shift in his attitude and aided his successful resettlement. The nature of denial following brain injury is discussed.Keywords
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