ABSTRACT

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to result in disability that requires comprehensive and often lengthy rehabilitation efforts. It is costly from the standpoint of rehabilitation costs, lost earnings, and therefore, loss to the gross national product, but moreover, costly from the human suffering viewpoint. Health-care professionals are continually challenged in their efforts to return those with TBI to the workforce. The major thrust of this chapter is to educate rehabilitation professionals on the role of the neuropsychological evaluation as a tool in assisting those with TBI to return to work. The chapter is intended for the broad audience of professionals who work with individuals with TBI who may appropriately utilize the data generated through a neuropsychological evaluation.