By: Mack Wilson | 2011-02-22 | Law A trauma to the head can cause an equal trauma to the brain. This is commonly known as a brain injury of which there are two types, a concussion and a contusion. The concussion is a situation in which the brain is shaken and disturbed. read more
By: Henry | 2011-05-17 | College As the world becomes more integrated, there has been massive movement of people and interaction of different cultures has become common. Every community these days can be considered as a multicultural community as people with different racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds have come to live together. Counselors should therefore be ready to face this multicultural society in their work. read more
By: Mike Logan | 2010-04-01 | Health & Fitness Emotional Competence is a learnable competence. My domestic violence mentor, Tony Kubicki, long ago taught me that awareness gives me choice, and that awareness is the key component to emotional competence. read more
By: Sara Goldstein | 2010-10-04 | Personal injury The most common cause of death in young children is brain injury. About four cases of brain injury in infants occur every day, many of which are caused by shaken baby syndrome. Other causes of brain injury in infants include auto accidents and falls, but regardless of the cause, infants are at much greater risk than adults of sustaining permanent damage from what would seem like minor accidents. read more
By: Sylvia Behnish | 2010-03-29 | Mental health Apathy is very common following a traumatic brain injury and may often occur in conjunction with depression, but not always. It may become apparent shortly after a brain injury or may not be evident until a few years later. read more
By: Sylvia Behnish | 2009-09-06 | Disabilities Apathy is very common following a traumatic brain injury and may often occur in conjunction with depression, but not always. It may become apparent shortly after a brain injury or may not be evident until a few years later. read more
By: Sylvia Behnish | 2010-03-29 | Disabilities Following a traumatic brain injury, the survivor may become dependent upon those close to them. They may be emotional in nature or based on a substance abuse. Whatever dependency is involved, it can lead to difficulties in recovering from the injury. read more
By: Andrew Yellen, Ph.D. | 2010-05-20 | Health & Fitness Did you ever ask how it is determined that a football player with a concussion and wobbly legs from being knocked almost unconscious and being carried to the sideline is ruled to come back to the game in a few minutes? Did you ever ponder how a boxer lying on the canvas after a hurtful shot to the chin, obviously carrying on a concussion, staggers to his feet only to be regarded fit to contin read more
By: Bob White | 2011-01-31 | Law A traumatic brain injury is an injury to the head that causes some degree of damage. The injury can be caused by a shock or a sudden strike to the head, or when the trauma is severe enough that it causes an object to puncture the skull and penetrate through the tissue of the brain read more
By: Tikee Pittman | 2011-06-05 | Law If you know of a family member or friend who has suffered traumatic brain injury and resides in Sacramento, then you the best advice you can give to them is to immediately get in touch with brain injury lawyer Sacramento. read more
By: robertbaird | 2011-01-25 | Insurance Brain injuries are always the worse and if you know of a colleague or friend who is suffering or has suffered traumatic brain injury then this article will come in handy. read more