Within Australian and other communities there is a high incidence of acquired brain impairment (ABI), and psychologists are becoming increasingly involved in the treatment of cognitive and behavioural disorders associated with ABI. Clinical practice with this population, however, is complex and difficult, and clinicians require specialised knowledge and access to appropriate resources to guide the implementation of evidence-based therapies.

PsycBITE^TM, the Psychological Database of Brain Impairment Treatment Efficacy, commenced in 2001 and has been freely available on the internet (www.psycbite.com) since 2004 (see McDonald et al., 2006; Tate et al., 2004; Togher et al., 2004). It contains all published reports on the psychological consequences of acquired brain impairment - almost 2,000 records meeting the five selection criteria are currently archived on the database

PsycBITE Rehabilitation summaries represent a new initiative from PsycBITE, funded by the Psychologist’s Registration Board of New South Wales. 150 summaries of rehabilitation treatments for the psychological consequences of ABI have been produced and are freely available from this link. This new and important initiative will assist in further streamlining PsycBITE^TM procedures and enhancing its user-friendly features. At the touch of a button, end-users can retrieve pithy summaries of rehabilitation therapies for 10 types of problem areas (e.g., memory, communication), covering 10 types of neurological conditions (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury) across the lifespan.

It is anticipated that this will serve to provide ready access to evidence-based interventions, and be an especially useful resource for supervisors and clinicians in situations where they are unfamiliar with the current literature, treat unusual conditions, practice in remote areas, or have limited access to resources.

"PsycBITE rehabilitation summaries" can be downloaded from here.