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.

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.

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