Saturday, April 26, 2008

Rand Report on mTBI and PTSD

Here is a report on the signature injuries of OEF and OIF. My mom actually forwarded me the PDF of the report but it includes data from a site visit the DoD did at Nellis AFB at our mental health clinic. This stuff has been all over the news but it isn't a front page story it seems. At the hospital we have been screening for head injuries alot more even if people weren't obviously injured by IED's or other blasts. The explosion overpressure in the vehicles does bad things to the brain, and the symptoms can be similar to symptoms of PTSD. I haven't read much of the report but I think the problems identified and the recommendations are right on.

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