A Battle In The Mind: Exploring Emotions of Survivors, Caregivers, and Loved Ones-Part 2

EPISODE TITLE: A Battle In The Mind: Exploring Emotions of Survivors, Caregivers, and Loved Ones

EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Deb and Doro talk with D’Youville University students Christin Chan and Sophie Turner about the psychosocial impact of stroke and brain injury. We covered:

• Mental health challenges post-stroke, ABI, and TBI
• The role of occupational therapy in addressing mental health
• Improving psychosocial support for survivors and caregivers
• Best practices for supporting survivors
• Post-injury affective symptoms and disorders
• Non-pharmacological treatment for behavioral disturbances among TBI/ABI patients

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