Val Lougheed's Power point Program for her talk, Trauma, Rehabilitation and Recovery, Staying Stronger Together; Brain Injury Association of Canada Conference, Regina SK, Thursday, Sept. 30th, 2010
24. “ In the aftermath of traumatic life events … [the] sense of self has been shattered.” (Herman, 1992, p. 61) “ An existential crisis …” (Hanita Dagan, personal communication, 2005)
25. Sliding Down the Slope (Dalhousie, March 2005) 783,762 prescriptions for OxyContin ™ dispensed in Canada Nov. 2003 – Oct. 2004 OxyContin ™ is one of Canada’s 3 most-prescribed narcotic painkillers 2003 OxyContin ™ earns Purdue more than $1 billion U.S. 2002 Approved in Canada 1996 Purdue Pharmacy (USA) launches OxyContin ™ – controlled-release formula 1995 Oxycodone ™ developed in Germany Early 1900’s
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28. ABI – Measuring Loss “ Pre-morbid intelligence is a crucial variable …” Subjective Report – difficulty retrieving words and communicating ideas Objective Report – above-average performance on neuropsychological measures (Prigatano, 1999, p. 59)
50. Symptom Overlap (co-morbidity) (Michael Sullivan, Centre for Research on Pain and Disability, McGill University, September, 2006) Pain, Trauma, Depression, ABI
59. Pain – The Future SCN9A (Globe and Mail, March 24, 2007) Glia Cells (Scientific American, November, 2009) Poppy Genes (U of Calgary -- Calgary Sun, March 15, 2010)
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65. “ In every encounter, basic trust is in question.” ( Herman, 1992, p. 92) “ Survivors feel unsafe in their bodies – and in any relationship with other people.” (Herman, 1992, p. 160) Rehab & Recovery
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70. “… depression [caused by trauma] is not the same as ordinary depression.” ( Herman, 1992, p. 118) Depression
71. “ Emotions are not in the head – they are in every cell in the body.” (Pert (1995), in Bolen, 1996, p. 7) Pscyhoimmunoendocrine Network
80. “ The words and attitudes of others … are potent. They help or hex healing and recovery.” “ Expectations are powerful.” “ Neutrality can be deadly.” (Bolen, 1996, p. 94) Body-Mind Connection
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84. “ Loss of identity can evoke a personal crisis, creating a need for change.” (Ornelas, in Smith & Johnson (Eds), 1997, p. 172) The Re-Organization of Self Identity Research
96. Staying Stronger Together Rehabilitation (habiter – to live inside) “ Rehabilitation is the learning to live inside not only one’s body, however it is after an injury or illness, but inside one’s very being.” (Kabat-Zinn, in Meili, 2003, p. 241)
97. Staying Stronger Together Recovery Crombez, October, 2003 Focus on the person [inside] Healing Focus on the illness/ impairment [outside] Curing
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