Narrative therapy in rehabilitation after brain injury: a case study

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hogan, Barbara A.

Affiliations: c/o Barbara Benson Yody, ReMed, 625 Ridge Pike, Building C, Suite 102, Conshohocken, PA 19428, USA. Tel.: +1 610 834 1300; Fax.: +1 610 941 9477; E-mail: bbenson@remed.com

Abstract: Narrative therapy can help people overcome psychological barriers to progress in rehabilitation after brain injury. The case of one client, eighteen years post-injury illustrates how narrative approaches are helping him claim an identity as an author not only of a book telling his story of life after brain injury but also of his life from which he has felt alienated since his injury.

Keywords: narrative therapy, brain injury, psychosocial rehabilitation

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-1999-13104

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 21-25, 1999