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The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation for Cognitive Deficits

In this book, some of the leading clinicians and cognitive neuroscientists consider the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation. They situate the issues within an overall context that considers the different types and levels of diagnosis and assessment, the adequacy of underlying cognitive theory for rehabilitation, and more importantly, the clinical effectiveness of current treatments to improve functional recovery. By employing an evidence-based approach that critically evaluates the published literature, the book provides for a better understanding of the strengths and limitations of the cognitive approach and hopefully a more realistic expectation of its outcome for patients with neurological deficits. The book will serve as a valuable source for a wide spectrum of professionals who deal with the neuropsychological and neurological effects of brain damage.

Research has demonstrated what clinicians have long understood, that it is these
disturbances of social conduct and adaptive behaviour following brain injury (
especially frontal brain injury) that constitute the most significant obstacles to
social reintegration (e.g. Mazaux etal. 1997). This chapter will review the
effectiveness of interventions for executive dysfunction in terms of the impact of
rehabilitation procedures on everyday activities. The level of difficulty that a
person has in carrying ...