Nick Rushworth 2010 - IDEASWA

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…prime of life…TBI; 10 times as common as spinal injuryProduces, on average, 3 times the level of disability3 in 4 make a good physical recoverythe “invisible” disabilityeffects: ABI or the “person”?short-term memory = inattention, low intelligence?fatigue = laziness?irritability = “personality”?
• ≤ 90% return to care of family;• average costs of care for severe TBI - over$100,000 per year;• “TBIs” “most likely to need help with activitiesrelated to learning and working” > 75%needed assistance;• “less likely (= 2,680) than service usersgenerally to access disability employmentservices”;• 60% likelihood of major mental illness duringlifetime;• changes in sexual function – reduced libido,impotence etc.;• 50% of all marriages involving a partner with aTBI dissolved < 6 years of injury…
Page 1 and 2: WORKING IN THE WEST22 October 2010B
Page 3 and 4: ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY (ABI)any dama
Page 5 and 6: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)results
Page 7 and 8: PHYSICAL DISABILITY• paralysis•
Page 10 and 11: “…new relationships areproblema
Page 15 and 16: secondly,“…presentswell.”
Page 17 and 18: …The client had extensive cogniti
Page 19 and 20: eally,• second lowest representat

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