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Brain Injury Myths

Mindstorms: The Complete Guide for Families Living with Traumatic Brain Injury

Learn two of several brain injury myths from this book excerpt.

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Reminder System Can Help Whole Family

A technology to compensate for planning and memory difficulties post-injury.

Interventions For Behavioral Problems After Brain Injury

Success in adapting to changes after injury depends greatly on support from your social network.

The Blurry Line Between Helping and Harming After TBI

The joys and challenges of one mother whose son has a TBI.

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Self-Care: 10 Tips for Brain Injury Survivors and Family Members

Taking Care of Yourself: 10 Tips for Survivors and Family Members

Take this true/false test to see how well you rate.

Problem Solving for Families After Brain Injury

Learn five crucial steps.

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Family Change After Brain Injury

Feel like your life has totally turned upside down? You are not alone.

Family & Caregivers: Don't Forget to Take Care of Yourself (Too!)

Donâ€™t Forget to Take Care of Yourself (Too!)

It's important to care of yourself so that you can help others who are important to you and to effectively deal with the losses and changes you are facing. Take this quiz to see where you rate in self-care.

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When Should Couples Seek Relationship Help After a Brain Injury?

BrainLine Talks with Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer and Dr. Taryn Stejskal

Brain injury can deeply affect a marriage. When do you know it's time to seek couples therapy?

Perfectly Imperfect

Spirited stories and advice from Lee Woodruff — from all she has learned since her husband's TBI.

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Crooked Smile

A moving family story that makes you wish the book never ends.

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Communicating with Patients and Families About TBI

Information about brain injury is the number one need.

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Finding Support in the Brain Injury Community

Advice from a family therapist on finding community support after TBI.

Behavior and Personality Changes After TBI

Why is my loved one's behavior and personality suddenly different?

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Family Therapy: Spouses After Injury

Caron Gan Talks About Spouses After Injury

Hear what this marriage and family therapist has to say.

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Providing Culturally Relevant Brain Injury Treatment

Why therapists need to take a person's cultural background and traditions into account.

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The Brain Injury Family Intervention Protocol

Caron Gan Talks About the Brain Injury Intervention Protocol

Learn what treatment should include.

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Family Therapy: Working with Families From Different Ethnic and Cultural Backgrounds

Why are being cognizant of these differences so important during therapy for TBI?

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Finding the Right Caregiver After TBI

People with TBI need to find a good fit with caregivers — from family members to professionals.

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Cultural Differences in Caregiving

Professionals working with people with TBI and their families should have knowledge about different cultural backgrounds and traditions.

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Compassion Fatigue in Caregivers

Neuropsychologist Maria Mouratidis Talks About the Heroes She Meets Every Day

Learn why burn-out can be a very real problem for caregivers.

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Military Families and Brain Injury

BrainLine talks with Dr. Maria Mouratidis about her experiences working with military families.

Traumatic Brain Injury: Cultural Diversity and Communicating with Patients

The importance of respecting cultural differences.

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Caregiving and TBI: What You Need to Know

Ideas and strategies for people caring for a loved one with TBI.

After the Injury: Acute Care and TBI

Blurred image of a patient on a hospital bed surrounded by staff

Information on the medical care provided following a TBI — from the first moments in an ER to the collaboration between the family and medical team to create and individual treatment plan.

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