Product Description
This is the first neuropsychology book to translate exciting findings from the recent explosion of research on sport-related concussion to the broader context of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and post-concussive syndrome (PCS) in the general population. In addition, it includes a Continuing Education (CE) component administered by the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology. Traumatic brain injuries constitute a major global public health problem, but until now, MTBIs, which constitute up to 90 percent of all treated TBIs, have been difficult to evaluate and manage clinically because of the absence of a viable model. Dr. McCrea's book thus provides a welcome evidence base for all clinicians - including psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, rehabilitation medicine physicians, physiatrists, and nurses - involved in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of MTBI, as well as attorneys involved in personal injury litigation and personal injury defense. Each section of the book ends with a helpful summary of the 'Top 10 Conclusions.' Instructions for earning AACN-administered CE credit are included.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 3 reviews)

Hired Gun for the Insurance Industry? by Survivor (Washington, DC)

1 Stars
October 13, 2009
The book lacks credibility because it presents (and defends) a thesis that mild traumatic brain injuries almost always resolve completely within three months of injury. This view ignores substantial clinical evidence to the contrary. This book lacks integrity becuase its tone suggests that it presents the "state of the art" and it appears to summarize the literature and recent research. In fact, the author is highly selective in the research sources considered, discussed, and included. It appears to tap only those sources consistent with its thesis, and ignores the substantial weight of opinion to the contrary. It is well written, and it is documented in a seemingly respectible manner, which makes it all that more insidious. It appears to be used a text book. Pity the students who believe this author, without considering other facts and information. Curiosity leads me to wonder whether this author supplements his income as an expert witness for insurance companies defending claims by victims of MTBI? The book's thesis certainly fits the mold.

Wonderfully readable, up-to-date, clincally-applicable, review of the literature on mTBI by Teufelhunden (Suffolk VA, USA)

5 Stars
September 23, 2009
I'm a military psychiatrist serving with Marines in Afghanistan. Sadly, the last few months' combat operations has resulted in a slew of mTBI cases that have been referred my way. I needed a quick review of the literature on this topic to bring me up to speed, and this book did it. A colleague of mine (also serving out here) highly recommended this text, so I bought it, and was able to quickly get through it. Wonderful chapter on the proposed mechanism of injury, explaining the fascinating neurometabolic cascade the follows a TBI (my previous understanding was limited to "diffuse axonal injury"). Great section on the natural history of TBI that has really helped me frame expectations for my patients. It's rare to find a book that, at once, exhaustively reviews the literature AND is easily-readable and clinically applicable. Bravo Zulu, Dr. McCrea!

Good Read by Chad Hagans, Ph.D.

5 Stars
June 21, 2009
If you need to hit the high points of the latest research on mTBI in a quick manner, this is your book. It distills the research in the area into easily readable, succinct statements about what we know empirically nowadays. It can be read in as little as a day in my opinion.

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