Hennessy, Maria (2013) Understanding mental health outcomes following traumatic brain injury. In: Muenchberger, Heidi, Kendall, Elizabeth, and Wright, John, (eds.) Health and Healing after Traumatic Brain Injury: understanding the power of family, friends, community, and other support systems. Disability Insights and Issues . Praeger, California, USA, pp. 121-138.

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Abstract

[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.

Item ID:	28260
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-1-4408-2886-7
Date Deposited:	24 May 2014 04:32
FoR Codes:	17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170101 Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) @ 40% 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology @ 20% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1109 Neurosciences > 110999 Neurosciences not elsewhere classified @ 40%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920209 Mental Health Services @ 80% 92 HEALTH > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified @ 20%
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