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PTSD and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq and Afghanistan War

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Abstract

For more than a decade, several million US and other coalition military forces have been deployed to support the military conflicts in and around Iraq and Afghanistan. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are two of the signature injuries sustained by deployed military personnel. This chapter reviews the symptomatology, epidemiology, etiology, assessment, and diagnosis of PTSD and mild TBI in Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. The chapter also reviews the prevention and treatment of PTSD and mild TBI in these populations.

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Abbreviations

ANSF:

Afghan National Security Forces

CPT:

Cognitive processing therapy

DoD:

Department of Defense

HERRICK:

Code name for UK military operations in Afghanistan

IED:

Improvised explosive devices

ISAF:

International Security Assistance Force

ISIL:

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

ISIS:

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

MNF-I:

Multi-National Force – Iraq

mTBI:

Mild traumatic brain injury

OEF:

Operation Enduring Freedom

OIF:

Operation Iraqi Freedom

OND:

Operation New Dawn

PCL:

PTSD Checklist

PCL-5:

PTSD Checklist for DSM-5

PCL-M:

PTSD Checklist Military Version

PCS:

Postconcussive syndrome

PDHA:

Post-Deployment Health Assessment

PDHRA:

Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment

PE:

Prolonged exposure

PTSD:

Posttraumatic stress disorder

TBI:

Traumatic brain injury

TELIC:

Code name for UK military operations in Iraq

UK:

United Kingdom

US:

United States/United States of America

VA:

Department of Veterans Affairs

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  1. Division of Behavioral Medicine, STRONG STAR PTSD Research Consortium, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7550 IH 10 West, Suite 1325, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA

    John C. Moring & Alan L. Peterson

  2. Division of Behavioral Medicine, STRONG STAR PTSD Research Consortium, Fort Hood Site, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Rough Rider Village, 62nd & Santa Fe St., Building 3563, Office #4, Fort Hood, TX, 76544-5005, USA

    Abby E. Blankenship, Jacob M. Williams & Alma Molino

  3. South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 7550 IH 10 West, Suite 1325, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA

    Alan L. Peterson

  4. Department of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, 7550 IH 10 West, Suite 1325, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA

    Alan L. Peterson

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Moring, J.C., Blankenship, A.E., Williams, J.M., Molino, A., Peterson, A.L. (2015). PTSD and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq and Afghanistan War. In: Martin, C., Preedy, V., Patel, V. (eds) Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_69-1

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