Citation

Florian V, Katz S, Lahav V. Int. Disabil. Stud. 1991; 13(4): 150-157.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, Ramat-Gan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1783579

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review the dynamics and functioning of families with a severely head-injured member. In order to stress the unique problems faced by persons with brain damage and their families, a comparison with spinal cord-injured individuals is presented. The review's major conclusion is that a head injury exposes the family to a complex of problems that are unique to this disability and, therefore, necessitates the delivery of special family support services focused on the family, rather than on the head-injured person.

Language: en