Neuropsychological functioning of combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 551-561

  Soble, Jason R ^a   Spanierman, Lisa B ^b   Fitzgerald Smith, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VA Illiana Healthcare System Eye Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Mild traumatic brain injury; Neuropsychological assessment; Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veterans; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMBAT DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VETERANS;

EID: 84879283994     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2013.798398     Document Type: Article

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