After Stroke Book

	Introduction	1
	Pathophysiology of Stroke	7
	The Psychiatry of Stroke	15
	Focused Stroke Rehabilitation Programs: A Review of Prospective Controlled Trials	23
	Psychological Studies in Stroke Rehabilitation	37
	Stroke as Chronic Illness: Living to the Fullest	45
	How Common Is Depression Following Stroke?	59
	Stroke and Quality of Life: Intimacy and Sexuality Poststroke	63
	Nursing Care of the Stroke Patient: The Essence of Healing	71
	Rehabilitation Nursing on a Stroke Unit	79
	Aphasia: Rehabilitation and Recovery from Loss	83
	Dysphagia: Swallowing Disorders Following a Stroke	93
	Management of the Communicatively Challenged Adult After Stroke: Partners in Rehabilitation	99
	The Speech/Language Pathologist: Bridging the Communication Gap	103
	The Role of Physical Therapy in Multidisciplinary Stroke Rehabilitation	109
	Occupational Therapy Intervention in the Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients	115
	Therapeutic Recreation and the Rehabilitation of the Stroke Patient	123
	The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine	129
	The Role of the Social Worker on a Stroke Rehabilitation Unit	143
	Stroke! This Isn't the Script I Was Writing!	149
	AHA! There Is a Reason	161
	The Words I Lost	165
	Aphasia, as Seen by an Aphasic	175
	The Language Loss of Patricia Neal and Helen Wulf	179
	Self-Portrait of an Aphasic (from a Personal and Professional Viewpoint)	189
	The Plight of the One-Armed Paperhanger	201
	The Perils of Travel, Following a Stroke	205
	Planning a Trip When the Traveler Has a Disability	215
	The Interests and Activities of AARP in Quality of Life Issues and Stroke Patients and Their Families	221
	New Concept in Stroke Rehabilitation	227
	Conquering Community Barriers: Stroke Rehabilitation	233
	Surviving a Stroke: The Miracles of Science and Spirit	247
	Self-Empowerment in Healing	253
	Index	265