Personality change following traumatic brain injury

• Main Author: Davies, Suzanne
• Published: University of Birmingham 2003
• Subjects: 616.89
• Online Access: http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.397519

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Clip. Psy, D. _ at the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham. It represents both the clinical work and research conducted over the course of the clinical training. Volume I contains the research components which are concerned with examining factors affecting adjustment following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The literature review explores-3 0 papers-written since 1998t hat examine the factors-purported to - affect the development of depression after a TBI. The empirical paper examines personality change following'TBI and includes the concurrent validation of a new measure of personality change in this population. Volume II contains five Clinical Practice Reports (CPRs) which were submitted over the course of the. clinical training. The first. four. reports represent the. core training components of the Clin. Psy. D. They include case examined from two psychological perspectives, a small-scale service-related report, a case study and a single-case experimental, design., The fifth report is a .case study from a. special t. paediatric neuropsychology placement. The fifth Clinical Practice Report was presented orally, therefore only-the abstract and references are presented.