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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Affects the Family, Not Just the Injured Individual

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The effects of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) on an individual have been discussed in the literature, with specific emphasis on somatic, cognitive, and psychological consequences after such an injury. Further focus has also been placed on diagnosis, assessment, and, to some extent, treatment modalities used within the field of mTBI. There is currently extremely limited research that has focused on the impact of an mTBI on the family and reintegration after injury, and this chapter aims to pull together some of the evidence from the fields of mTBI, PTSD, and military deployments, to identify what impact mTBI may have on family reintegration and how the family can be best supported to enable recovery and adjustment after injury.

The original version of this material was published by the Science and Technology Organization, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (STO/NATO) Educational Notes, STO-EN-HRM-240, “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Post Concussive Symptoms in a Deployed Setting,” September 2016. This chapter is adapted for publication from that STO/NATO document.

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    Ronel Terblanche

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Terblanche, R. (2020). Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Affects the Family, Not Just the Injured Individual. In: Tsao, J. (eds) Traumatic Brain Injury. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22436-3_18

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