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Bonnie-Kate Dewar1, Fergus Gracey
1MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK. bonnie-kate.dewar@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk
Abstract:
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). Cognitive-behavioural therapy can be applied to construct a new model of the self in the context of behavioural, cognitive and social sequelae of the ABI, with consideration of pre-illness identity. Behavioural experiments, in particular, may be an effective means of redefining the meaning of current situations to create a positive sense of self. 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.
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