Blais Marie Claude, Boisvert Jean-Marie
Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Riviéres, Québec, Canada.
Brain Inj. 2005 Dec 20;19(14):1223-35. doi: 10.1080/02699050500309387.
The first part of this paper examines current data describing the psychological and marital adjustment of couples following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although these findings reveal some discrepancies, they highlight that adjustment following a TBI represents a genuine challenge for those involved in the process. The second part moves toward the examination of factors associated with psychological and marital adjustment in both couple partners. Here again, there exists a large diversity in empirical data and theoretical models informing this emerging area of interest. Nevertheless, cognitive variables such as coping skills are commonly seen as critical variables to explain the adjustment level in people with TBI and their spouse/caregivers. Concurrently with the discussion of the methodological issues and pitfalls encountered in this area of research, the conclusion provides suggestions of further steps to undertake in this endeavour toward a better understanding of the adjustment process following TBI.
本文的第一部分考察了描述创伤性脑损伤（TBI）后夫妻心理和婚姻调适的现有数据。尽管这些研究结果存在一些差异，但它们凸显出TBI后的调适对参与这一过程的人来说是一项真正的挑战。第二部分转向考察夫妻双方心理和婚姻调适相关的因素。在这一新兴研究领域，实证数据和理论模型同样存在很大差异。然而，诸如应对技能等认知变量通常被视为解释TBI患者及其配偶/照料者调适水平的关键变量。在讨论该研究领域所遇到的方法问题和陷阱的同时，结论部分针对进一步深入了解TBI后的调适过程提出了后续步骤的建议。
