The Support Needed for Spouses of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Survivors: An Exploration into Resources and Reference Materials

<p>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is, indeed, an equal opportunity perpetrator. Of the millions of Americans who sustain a TBI each year, at least 230,000 people are hospitalized and survive, and more than 80,000 to 90,000 people experience the onset of long-term disability (“Report to Congress”). However, it would appear that the reference materials and resources available to those needing life guidance post-TBI are not at all commensurate with the incidence of its occurrence. More specifically, it seems the population most overlooked within the world of those affected by TBI is the partners of adult TBI victims.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW)

Level thesis:degree_level

Capstone

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Espinet, Brigitte

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lara Smith-Sitton
• Todd Harper

• brain damage
• TBI spouses
• traumatic brain injury support
• TBI caregiver
• Creative Writing
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/mapw_etd/57

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu:mapw_etd-1059