Neuropsychological rehabilitation
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Neuropsychol Rehabil · Aug 2007
Case Reports"Am not was": cognitive-behavioural therapy for adjustment and identity change following herpes simplex encephalitis.
The cognitive sequelae of encephalitis are well documented, and it is increasingly recognised that disorders of mood and anxiety can accompany these sequelae. Loss of identity is emerging as a key theme in psychotherapeutic interventions in adjustment following acquired brain injury (ABI). ⋯ In the current paper we describe the therapeutic intervention to address anxiety and changes in identity in a woman recovering from herpes simplex viral encephalitis. The intervention highlights the need to take into account the interplay between cognitive changes, such as memory and executive function, with emotion in adjustment following herpes simplex viral encephalitis.