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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Trulsson, Ulrika
• Johansson, Mattias
• Jansson, Gunilla
• Wiberg, Agne
• Hallberg, Lillemor R.-M.

Titel

Struggling for a New Self: In-Depth Interviews with 21 Patients with Hyperacusis after an Acute Head Trauma

Ist Teil von

• Journal of health psychology, 2003-07, Vol.8 (4), p.403-412

Ort / Verlag

London: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2003

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of what suffering from hyperacusis means. Twenty-one out-patients referred to a hearing clinic due to persisting hypersensitivity to sounds after an acute head trauma were interviewed. Before the head trauma, they had lived an independent, active and externally oriented life. As a consequence of the trauma, the patients became psychosocially vulnerable and suffered from a variety of symptoms: hypersensitivity to sounds, difficulties with concentrating and remembering, increased anxiety and sensitivity to stress. Structuring everyday life and using a variety of coping strategies was necessary for reducing life stress and symptoms in the process of adjusting to the changed life situation.