People who have sustained a brain injury may not immediately recognize that their ability to concentrate has changed, which can lead to misunderstandings when others perceive an inability to concentrate as a lack of intelligence or motivation.
Read MoreThe nature and frequency of attention lapses following a TBI can regularly disrupt daily activities at home, work, and in the community. This research brief provides an overview of attention challenges following TBI and treatment approaches for managing these challenges.
Read MoreThe most common signs, triggers, and coping strategies for anger.
Read MoreThe five dimensions of TBI-related irritability: affective, behavioral, cognitive/perceptual, relational, and environmental.
Read MoreAnger and irritability are common side effects of a brain injury. Here are some strategies to help reduce anger, irritation, and aggression with an acronym to help remember.
Read MoreLack of self-awareness is a common outcome for people who sustain brain injuries with frontal lobe damage, which can lead to unrealistic goals such as returning to work despite a severe brain injury.
Read MoreA partnership approach can be an effective way to negotiate solutions to thinking and behavior problems. This means acting as partners in the decision-making process by working together to determine how to solve a problem.
Read MoreCommon changes in emotion after a TBI are anger and depression.
Read MoreInjury to the frontal lobes after a TBI can affect the area of the brain that normally controls our impulses, which can lead to impulsive and inappropriate social behavior.
Read MoreOutlines several ways a person with a brain injury can improve or maintain their ability to perform IADLs.
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