The Art and Science of Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy

I'm sure your doctor will respond immediately by implementing this for those survivors that need cognitive help - sarcasm punctuation needed.
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• Publication title: Special Feature: The Practice of Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy, NeuroRehabilitation
• Author: Guest Editor: Rick Parente
• Publication type: Journal

Different Approaches to Restoring Mental Functioning Showcased in NeuroRehabilitation
There is a growing need for Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (CRT) due to the huge influx of soldiers returning from war zones with brain injuries, athletes with sports-related head injuries, and the growing population with age-related cognitive decline. This special collection of articles in NeuroRehabilitation illustrates the art and science of restoring mental functioning in those who have suffered a debilitating injury or who may otherwise have problems with attention, comprehension, learning, remembering, problem solving, reasoning, and processing.
CRT has its origins in the development of therapy for wounded soldiers during the two World Wars. This same need continues today with the influx of soldiers with brain injuries who are returning from the Middle East and Afghanistan. The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine defines the primary goal of cognitive rehabilitation as “to ameliorate injury-related deficits in order to maximize safety, daily functioning, independence, and quality of life. Progress is achieved in a stepwise manner, with an emphasis on following long term goals that include problem orientation, awareness and goal setting, compensation, internalization, and generalization.”
“There has been a virtual explosion of interest in CRT techniques over the past four decades,” says Guest Editor Rick Parente, PhD, Professor, Psychology Department, Towson University, Maryland, USA. “Literally anyone who has sustained a brain injury or stroke may benefit. But there is a conspicuous lack of published research that describes specific, standardized, or easily replicable CRT techniques. Aside from some commercially available software packages there are no other standardized treatment packages in general use. The goal of this collection is therefore to showcase the efforts of therapists around the world who actually provide treatment. Perhaps the best approach to CRT involves using numerous techniques together to coordinate the survivor’s nutrition, life style habits, and therapy efforts. Several of these articles illustrate the integration of these techniques.”