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The Use of Relaxation Training to Enhance Functional Outcomes in Adults With Traumatic Head Injuries.

Impaired anxiety management and poor emotional control have a negative effect on the adaptive functioning of persons with head injuries who are in the postacute stages of recovery. This paper outlines a relaxation training program administered individually to 4 adults with severe head injuries. Each...

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Published in:American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 44; no. 9; pp. 797 - 803
Main Authors: Lysaght, Rosemary, Bodenhamer, Eugenia
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Occupational Therapy Association Sep1990
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          Lysaght, Rosemary
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        affil: Occupational Therapist and the Director of the Center for Adaptive Computer Education, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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          Head Injuries Rehabilitation
          Relaxation Techniques Evaluation
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      ab: Impaired anxiety management and poor emotional control have a negative effect on the adaptive functioning of persons with head injuries who are in the postacute stages of recovery. This paper outlines a relaxation training program administered individually to 4 adults with severe head injuries. Each subject was in the postacute phase of recovery and had reported stress to be a persistent problem in daily living. The relaxation training protocol combined biofeedback, imagery, autogenic training, and deep breathing. Significant improvement in function, measured by scores on a scale of illness-related dysfunction, support the potential benefits of stress management training as part of functional training programs for persons with traumatic head injuries.
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