Traumatic Brain Injury, “Signature Injury” of the Iraq War

Christopher Munsey, in APA’s Monitor on Psychology, reports that:

With so many service members affected by traumatic brain injuries, neuropsychologists are ramping up diagnosis and treatment.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been called the “signature injury” of the Iraq war.

Most commonly, the injuries are caused by improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, the makeshift bombs insurgents frequently use to attack U.S. forces.

Read the full story, “A Long Road Back.”

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