The chaos of combat: An overview of challenges in military mild traumatic brain injury research

Nicholas D. Davenport

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00085

The chaos of combat: An overview of challenges in military mild traumatic brain injury research

Nicholas D. Davenport

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, is among the most common injuries affecting Veterans of recent combat deployments. Military mTBI differs from civilian mTBI in fundamental ways that make assessment and diagnosis difficult, including a reliance on retrospective self-report and the potential influence of comorbid psychopathology. These unique features and their implications for research and clinical practice are summarized, and neuroimaging studies are discussed in the context of these complicating factors.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	85
Journal	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Volume	7
Issue number	MAY
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00085
State	Published - May 13 2016

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Preparation of this manuscript was supported by a VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Career Development Award (IK2RX000709) to the author. The views expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent the views of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Government.

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© 2016 Davenport.

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Concussion
Military
Mtbi
Neuroimaging

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