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Why the Brain Wakes Up at Bedtime
Brain Injury OutcomesWhy the Injured Brain Wakes up at Bed Time Introduction You only have to read through a few posts in any brain injury on-line support group to find someone who…
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PTSD – New Science and Diagnosis
Brain Injury OutcomesPTSD – New Science and Diagnosis Researchers have developed new ways of utilising existing technology! Did you know that MEG scanners (not clinically available yet for this purpose) can give…
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Neuroplasticity
GBIA ColumnNeuroplasticity Also known as brain plasticity and neural plasticity, or simply as ‘plasticity.’ Understanding plasticity is important because millions of people across the world fall through the net and don’t get any information or…
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Understanding Change and Growth after Brain Injury
Brain Injury OutcomesLiving with Brain Injury – Defined by Labels or Self? The ‘new’ world of brain injury brings together a lot of new learning – about the ‘self’ and about what…
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Loss of Self-Identity Following a Brain Injury
Brain Injury OutcomesLoss of self identity following a brain injury Introduction Loss of self-identity following a brain injury is a phenomenon that happens quite often. However, not everyone struggles with this common outcome…
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Loss of Self Following a Brain Injury
Brain Injury OutcomesIntroduction Many people talk about feeling a loss of self following a brain injury and have no idea why they feel the way they do. As soon as the topic…
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Learning to be Self-Objective
GBIA ColumnIntroduction Self-feedback is something that most of us do naturally without a lot of conscious effort. Much of this feedback is felt as emotional response and we connect it with emotional…
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Survivor Experience – Helping People to Understand
Guest BlogsWritten by Tara Jane Lothian As part of #braininjuryawareness month here’s an explanation of how my brain injury affects me. Some days I feel like I can climb a mountain and run…
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Feature Article – Krysalis Consultancy Ltd
Featured ArticlesOccupational therapy – guide for individuals and professionals Jo Throp Clinical Director at Krysalis Consultancy Ltd Published on April 26, 2019 What does an Occupational Therapist (OT) do? OTs use activities…
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Emotional Flattening After a Brain Injury
Brain Injury OutcomesIntroduction Many people report feeling empty inside after a brain injury. This empty feeling is described in many ways, such as, feeling cold, detached, or as emotional numbness. People recognise…
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Book Review – Family Experience of Brain Injury
Book ReviewsThe effects of a brain injury ripple out If you had never panned for gold before but knew the only way to get back the person you love depended on you…
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How do you Know if you Need Help after Brain Injury?
GBIA ColumnStruggling to Figure it Out? When brain injury strikes, it is often problematic or even impossible for people to work out what has changed. It is like trying to count…
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