Family Intervention Following Traumatic Injury

Effect of a Manualized Family Intervention Following Brain Injury or Spinal Cord Injury

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a manualized intervention (FITS) to families living with brain injury or spinal cord injury. The intervention will be provided by a trained neuropsychologist and consists of 8 structured sessions of 90 minutes duration. The intervention group will be compared to a control group receiving treatment as usual, one psycho-educational group session of a 2 hour duration.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Acquired brain injury or spinal cord injury
• Talk and read Danish
• Minimum 6 months to 2 years since discharge
• Family members must be actively involved in the patient's rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe aphasia
• Families, where other family members require a substantial amount of care
• Prior psychiatric or neurological disease