A Riveting New Book By An Expert Survivor
How do you recover from the greatest of injuries and what can you learn as you do?
Nerve
by Michele T. Pato, M.D.
The story of Dr. Michele Pato's personal experience with traumatic brain injury (TBI). With profound candor and humor, Dr. Pato chronicles her journey through the enormous physical, psychological, and emotional challenges encountered following her accident, treatment, and recovery.
After years of rehabilitation and reflection, Pato relays her extraordinary story through an engrossing narrative that simultaneously pedagogically serves clinicians who treat TBI, while also offering important insights for patients and caregivers affected by TBI.
A riveting account of personal injury that was met with extraordinary determination, patience, grace, and commitment to recovery, Nerve is a unique and valuable resource for clinicians, patients, caregivers and everyone whose life has been touched by TBI.
About Michele
Dr. Pato is a leading researcher in genetics and psychiatry, as well as an expert in OCD, TBI, and education. A professor with over three decades of experience, she now serves as director of the Rutgers University - Center for Psychiatric Health and Genomics (CPHG). She is also a clinician, having seen and assisted numerous patients over her career, and an avid home chef who always designs her own kitchens.
