Category Archives: Brain Injury
What You Should Know About Brain Injuries
Every year, more than one million Americans receive treatment at hospital emergency rooms for brain injuries, mostly sTBIs (severe traumatic brain injuries). “Trauma” is a bit deceptive as, in most cases, a blow to the head doesn’t cause a TBI. Instead, the extreme motion of a fall, car crash, or other such incident causes… Read More »
The Five Kinds of PTSD
“Disorder” is a lightning rod word. Many people believe this D-word simply shifts responsibility for an unfavorable personality trait (e.g. it’s not your fault you have a bad temper; instead, you have IED (intermittent explosive disorder)). That may be true in a few cases. But that’s certainly not true regarding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…. Read More »
