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This paper highlights the results of a consensus meeting regarding best practices for the assessment and treatment of co-occurring traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mental health (MH) problems among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Veterans seeking care in non-Veterans Affairs Colorado community MH settings. Twenty individuals with expertise in TBI screening, assessment, and intervention, as well as the state MH system, convened to establish and review questions and assumptions regarding care for this Veteran population. Unanimous consensus regarding best practices was achieved. Recommendations for improving care for Veterans seeking care in community MH settings are provided.
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Support for this project was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Support was also provided by the VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment through the VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center.
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Expert Consensus Collaborators and Conference Moderating Assistance are given in “Appendix”.
The views in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Government. This material is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the Eastern Colorado Health Care System VA medical center.
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Expert Consensus Collaborators
Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry, Meninger Department of Psychiatry Baylor College of Medicine; Teresa Ashman, New York University; Heather Belanger, Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, James A. Haley VA, Tampa, FL; Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center; Jennifer Bogner, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University; Kathleen Chard, Cincinnati VA Medical Center; John D. Corrigan, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University; Nancy Cutter, Denver VA Medical Center; Judy Dettmer, TBI Program, Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Robin Hanks, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan; Cindy Harrison-Felix, Craig Hospital; Beth Lonergan, Mental Health Partners; Maria Schultheis, Drexel University; Geoffrey Smith, Denver VA Medical Center; Rodney Vanderploeg, Tampa VA Medical Center; Jennifer J. Vasterling, VA Boston Healthcare System; Boston University School of Medicine; Harvard Medical School; Shari Wade, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Hal Wortzel, VISN 19 MIRECC, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine.
Conference Moderating Assistance
Nazanin Bahraini, VISN 19 MIRECC, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine; Theresa D. Hernández, Ph.D. Department of Psychology and Neuroscience University of Colorado, VISN 19 MIRECC.
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Olson-Madden, J.H., Brenner, L.A., Matarazzo, B.B. et al. Identification and Treatment of TBI and Co-occurring Psychiatric Symptoms Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans Seeking Mental Health Services Within the State of Colorado: Establishing Consensus for Best Practices. Community Ment Health J 49, 220–229 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-012-9572-4
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