Dented Image

<p>Every year 8500 people in the UK will have a subarachnoid haemorrhage of whom about 50 per cent will survive this traumatic brain injury which often occurs without warning. Survivors can make a ‘good’ neurological recovery but the psychosocial impact can be longer lasting.</p><p>Drawing from her own experience of surviving a subarachnoid haemorrhage together with other people's journeys of recovery and recent research findings Alison Wertheimer covers:</p><ul> <li>themes of recovery</li> <li>leaving neurocare and early days of recovery</li> <li>looking for help</li> <li>physical sensory and cognitive effects</li> <li>the emotional impact of subarachnoid haemorrhage</li> <li>the survivor’s relationship with family and friends</li> <li>returning to work</li> <li>what helped the survivors with their recovery</li> <li>subarachnoid haemorrhage as a life-changing event.</li> </ul><p><em>A Dented Image</em> will be of interest to a wide-ranging audience: survivors and their families and friends; health professionals working with people recovering from acute brain injury in hospital and community-based services including doctors nurses psychologists physiotherapists occupational therapists and other members of rehabilitation teams. It may also be of interest to people recovering from other traumatic illnesses or injuries.</p>