Traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder

Nazanin H Bahraini; Ryan E Breshears; Theresa D Hernández; Alexandra L Schneider; Jeri E Forster; Lisa A Brenner

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2013.11.002

Traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2014 Mar;37(1):55-75. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2013.11.002.

Authors

Nazanin H Bahraini¹, Ryan E Breshears², Theresa D Hernández³, Alexandra L Schneider⁴, Jeri E Forster⁵, Lisa A Brenner⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220, USA; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: nazanin.bahraini@va.gov.
² Wellstar Health System, Psychological Services, 55 Whitcher Street, Suite 420, Marietta, GA 30060, USA; Department of Counseling and Human Development, University of Georgia, 402 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
³ Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220, USA; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, 1905 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
⁴ Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220, USA.
⁵ Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220, USA; Department of Biostatistics & Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, 13001 E. 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
⁶ Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220, USA; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, 13001 E. 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, 13001 E. 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.

PMID: 24529423
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2013.11.002

Abstract

Given the upsurge of research in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), much of which has focused on military samples who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, the purpose of this article is to review the literature published after September 11th, 2001 that addresses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of PTSD in the context of TBI.

Keywords: Brain injury; Evaluation; Imaging; Pathophysiology; Posttraumatic stress; Treatment.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Brain / pathology
Brain Injuries / complications*
Brain Injuries / diagnosis
Brain Injuries / epidemiology
Brain Injuries / therapy
Cohort Studies
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Military Personnel / psychology
Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Neuroimaging / methods
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / methods
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / complications*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy