Textbook of traumatic brain injury edited by jonathan m silver md thomas w mcallister md stuart c yudofsky md note the authors have worked to ensure that all information in this book is accurate at the time of publication and. The textbook of traumatic brain injury is a 660 page hard cover book with 5 sections parts and 39 chapters each part covers fundamental aspects of tbi part 1 discusses epidemiology and pathophysiology while part 2 reviews neuropsychiatric disorders part 3 continues with neuropsychiatric symptomatologies. The textbook of traumatic brain injury is a must read for all of those working in any of the multitude of disciplines that contribute to the care and rehabilitation of persons with brain injury this new volume is also a potentially useful reference for policymakers in both the public and private sectors. Each year in the united states more than 3 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury tbi associated annual costs exceed 48 billion yet media and policy makers have largely ignored this major public health problem moreover most clinicians lack experience in treating and evaluating patients with tbi and thus are unaware of its many subtle but disabling psychiatric symptoms. The textbook of traumatic brain injury is a must read for all of those working in any of the multitude of disciplines that contribute to the care and rehabilitation of persons with brain injury this new volume is also a potentially useful reference for policymakers in both the public and private sectors