Assessing Neuropsychological Implications of Trauma

¹Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cheltenham and Liverpool.

²Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cheltenham and Bristol.

³Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cheltenham and London.

⁴Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Cheltenham and Milton Keynes.

Corresponding Author: Karen Addy, Hugh Koch Associates, Festival House, Jessop Avenue, Cheltenham, Tel: 01242 263 715; E-Mail: [email protected]

Received Date: 28 Apr 2017   
Accepted Date: 02 May 2017   
Published Date: 09 May 2017

Copyright © 2017 Karen Addy

Citation: Addy K, Farrant A, Humphreys K and Potts M. (2017). Assessing Neuropsychological Implications of Trauma. M J Case. 2: S002.

Special Issue: "Trauma: an overview of its incidence and effects in the community: two case studies".
Handled By Editor: Hugh Koch, Clinical psychologist, Cheltenham, U.K, Visiting professor to Stockholm University. Sweden.

ABSTRACT

Whilst accidents can often be a traumatic and emotional experience for many, the cognitive symptoms suffered after accidents can be as equally traumatic. The following paper explores how, in the context of a mild head injury, stress and anxiety relating to perceived cognitive impairments and the meaning of these can in themselves become a traumatic experience thus maintaining the cognitive and functional difficulties.

KEYWORDS

Neuropsychological Biopsychosocial Assessment; Anxiety; Depression; Trauma.