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Recovering from a traumatic brain injury is a long-term process that affects the person with TBI and their family and caregivers. This comic describes the stages of recovery and provides some strategies for managing TBI. In the first few weeks after a brain injury, brain function is often decreased. Beyond the ...

During a traumatic brain injury and early stages of recovery, people may experience many changes. Because of damage to the brain, they may feel confused or disoriented. Or, they may have trouble with some physical activity. Luckily, there are many types of brain injury therapies and TBI rehabilitation that can ...

What are irritability, anger, and aggression and how can you recognize them? Irritability is an emotional state in which a person has a short temper and is easily annoyed or angered. As a result, small things can lead to harsh reactions (for example, snapping at family or friends). This is most ...

People with TBI move through many stages of recovery after their injury. When TBI patients return home after their injury, they may face some unique challenges. Home life after TBI can be overwhelming or difficult, for both patients and their families and caregivers. This infocomic, the second in a 3-part series, ...

¿Qué son la irritabilidad, la ira y la agresión y cómo puede reconocerlos? La irritabilidad es un estado emocional en el que una persona tiene un temperamento explosivo y se molesta o enoja fácilmente. Como resultado, las cosas pequeñas pueden conducir a reacciones hostiles (por ejemplo, gritarle a la familia o ...

What Are Social Skills? Social skills are the skills people use to communicate and interact with others. Social skills include what you say, as well as your body language, eye contact, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other actions. Cognitive skills (for example: staying focused, memory) and emotions (for example: anxiety, ...

Study assessed healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the effects of cancer on patients' employment status, levels of knowledge about supports to address these employment-related needs, and respondents' preferred modes for information receipt. Data were collected via an online survey administered to staff that provide nonmedical services to cancer patients in ...

  People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may experience challenges in voting due to a range of impairments in physical, hearing, vision, communication, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral function. Obstacles may include registering to vote, remembering to vote, accessing transportation, physically navigating the polling place, understanding ballot design, and utilizing technologies for ...

Article describes a scoping review of the research conducted on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A broad range of research on the ADA tracks its progress and impact. Much of the research is inconclusive or conflicting, creating a fragmented evidence base about the ADA's effectiveness as a social ...