Part 1 Part I: An Attitude of Mind Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Sources and Teachers Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Uncertainty and Acceptance Chapter 4 Chapter 3: An Attitude of Mind Part 5 Part II: Neuropsychological Challenges Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Conditions and the Neuropsychological Domains Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Traumatic Brain Injury and Postconcussion Syndrome Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Progressive Dementias Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Cerebrovascular Disorders Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Elusive Diagnoses Part 12 Part III: Psychological Intervention Chapter 13 Chapter 10: Foundations for Therapy Chapter 14 Chapter 11: Individual Psychotherapy Chapter 15 Chapter 12: Caregiving Challenges and a Group Approach Chapter 16 Chapter 13: Epilogue
Albert S. Aniskiewicz, Ph.D., ABPP is professor of psychiatry and neurology at Michigan State University. He is a diplomate in clinical psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a diplomate in assessment psychology with the American Board of Assessment Psychology. He is a fellow with the Academy of Clinical Psychology.
A book that takes us back to the future. As medicine travels with
ever-increasing speed to discover the perfect biomedical cure for
the many varieties of human illness, it moves further and further
away from the impact that these illnesses have onthe human
condition. The word suffering seems to have lost its original
meaning and has come to imply that someone has this or that
condition. Yet suffering is what brings patients to caregivers and
each person suffers in a unique way that is entirelytheir own. The
loss of control over one's body and one's actions causes one person
to despair while another may become more determined than ever
before. It is not the pill that ultimately makes the difference in
a person's life or their suffering—it is what we as caregivers
'wrap' around it that does. This book is a tour de force. It is a
true return to the biopsychosocial model that pioneers like George
Engel spoke of fifty years ago. This book addresses not only the
neuroanatomical and neuropsysiological deficits that stem from
neurological illnesses, but also the impact of these deficits on
the coping ability of the individual. This book tells us how to
help the individual overcome these deficits and to develop
effective coping strategi
*Sumer Verma, M.D., director, Geriatric Psychiatry Education
Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA; lecturer on psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School;*
Psychotherapy is crucial for many neurologically impaired patients,
who are emotionally devastated by their condition. Yet until now
there has not been a source that the many psychotherapists not
expert in neuropsychology could consult. Such a book had to await
the rare writer who knows and cares about both fields, someone who
could discuss psychotherapy with people suffering the effects of
all the "neuropsychological challenges": traumatic brain injury,
multiple sclerosis, stroke, degenerative dementias, and other
conditions. Al Aniskiewicz, a seasoned neuropsychologist and
notably compassionate master psychotherapist, is that rare person.
And Psychotherapy for Neuropsychological Challenges is a
significant contribution that will be read gratefully by
psychotherapists of every orientation and level of experience. In
carving out new territory it will inevitably inspire new course
offerings, thereby broadening the minds of young psychotherapists
and widening the populations they serve.
*Donnel B. Stern, Ph.D., editor, Contemporary Psychoanalysis*
This book provides a compelling argument for a mindfulness-based
approach to psychotherapy with a challenging population—patients
with neurological disorders and disability. It explains the
essentials of typical disorders in a manner informative to both the
general psychotherapist and the neuropsychologically initiated. It
fills a need for a text that explores the interaction between
personality, personal history, illness, disability, and the
psychotherapeutic relationship. It does so in language that does
not sacrifice clarity for the realistic complexity of people in
life-changing circumstances. An instructive, humane, and greatly
satisfying book.
*Jeffrey E. Evans, Ph.D., clinical associate professor, Department
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Residential
College, University of Mich*
This superbly written book offers a thoughtful and compassionate
approach to the psychological treatment of patients with
neurological disorders. Dr. Aniskiewicz has poignantly captured the
struggles that such patients face each day, and he provides a
unique perspective on how even the most devastating disabilities
can also present opportunities for growth and personal fulfillment.
This book is truly inspirational and I would highly recommend it to
all health professionals treating patients with chronic medical
conditions.
*James Blumenthal Ph.D., ABPP, professor of psychology and
neuroscience, Duke University Medical Center*
Aniskiewicz, in this tightly reasoned and well articulated book,
offers a comprehensive framework for the rehabilitation and
reengagement of such individuals. In this big, small book
Aniskiewicz has masterfully crafted a novel text of broad and
enduringappeal to clinicians of varied orientations and degrees of
experience....
*PsycCRITIQUES*
Aniskiewicz, in this tightly reasoned and well articulated book,
offers a comprehensive framework for the rehabilitation and
reengagement of such individuals. In this big, small book
Aniskiewicz has masterfully crafted a novel text of broad and
enduring
appeal to clinicians of varied orientations and degrees of
experience.
*PsycCRITIQUES*
A book that takes us back to the future. As medicine travels with
ever-increasing speed to discover the perfect biomedical cure for
the many varieties of human illness, it moves further and further
away from the impact that these illnesses have on the human
condition. The word "suffering" seems to have lost its original
meaning and has come to imply that someone has this or that
condition. Yet suffering is what brings patients to caregivers and
each person suffers in a unique way that is entirely their own. The
loss of control over one's body and one's actions causes one person
to despair while another may become more determined than ever
before. It is not the pill that ultimately makes the difference in
a person's life or their suffering—it is what we as caregivers
'wrap' around it that does.
This book is a tour de force. It is a true return to the
biopsychosocial model that pioneers like George Engel spoke of
fifty years ago. This book addresses not only the neuroanatomical
and neuropsysiological deficits that stem from neurological
illnesses, but also the impact of these deficits on the coping
ability of the individual. This book tells us how to help the
individual overcome these deficits and to develop effective coping
strategies that help them recover their potential. Most importantly
this book tells us not simply how to 'fix' things but how to help
people heal.
*Sumer Verma, M.D., director, Geriatric Psychiatry Education
Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA; lecturer on psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School;*
An engaging tapestry weaving philosophy, poetry and science that
brings the reader closer to understanding the riddles of mind and
brain through the eyes of those fighting to regain meaning and
purpose as a function of neuropsychological challenges.
*Antonio E. Puente PhD, professor of psychology, University of
North Carolina at Wilmington*
In his introduction, Aniskiewicz states his intent to review the
nature of several neuropsychological challenges and to offer
guidance for treatment of these disorders. He succeeds at both in
this inspiring volume, in which he explains multiple sclerosis,
traumatic brain injury, progressive dementias, and cerebrovascular
disorders in terms that the average reader, with little
neuropsychological background, can understand. For each disorder,
Aniskiewicz explains the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical
features, cognitive changes, and psychological and emotional
challenges patients face. He then describes therapy using a
mindfulness-based approach. Including many case examples
illustrating the application of the technical and of mindfulness
information, this is a powerful study of the application of
mindfulness to a difficult and chronically challenged population.
Summing Up: Recommended.
*CHOICE*
Far from dogmatic, Aniskiewicz smartly weaves together a seamless
integrative therapeutic stance borrowing the best elements of
narrative, psychoanalytics, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and
existential therapies to shape a comprehensive whole.
*PsycCRITIQUES*
Aniskiewicz's book, Psychotherapy for Neuropsychological
Challenges, is a fine and intelligent book about psychotherapeutic
treatment. It is both literate and compassionate...There is also a
high degree of experience and sensibility throughout the book that
let the reader know that he or she is in the hands of a good
clinician.... Aniskiewicz's book provides an effective and
sophisticated psychotherapeutic view, well informed by his
experience, kindness, and wide ranging interests. He identifies and
integrates ideas from science, literature, philosophy, and
psychology, including psychoanalytic thought, a rare and much
appreciated achievement.
*The Clinical Neuropsychologist*
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