A brief overview of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within the department of defense

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1291-1298

  Jaffee, Col Michael S ^a   Meyer, Kimberly S ^a  

^a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Department of Defense; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Indexed keywords

ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; BEHAVIOR; CONCUSSION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; COMBAT DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; WAR;

EID: 70449115886     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040903307250     Document Type: Review

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