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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Sep 2010
Clinical and methodological challenges with assessing mild traumatic brain injury in the military.
- Grant L Iverson.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia; and British Columbia Mental Health & Addiction Services, Vancouver, Canada. giverson@interchange.ubc.ca
- J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2010 Sep 1;25(5):313-9.
BackgroundA vast majority of traumatic brain injuries sustained by military personnel are mild in severity. In 2008, the United States Department of Defense officially mandated a screening program designed to identify deployment-related mild traumatic brain injuries and associated residual symptoms.ObjectiveThis article reviews this screening program, illustrates the clinical and methodological challenges associated with screening, and makes recommendations for improving the process of screening for mild traumatic brain injuries and related symptoms.
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