Impact of PTSD on Post-Concussive Symptoms, Neuropsychological Functioning, and Pain in Post-9/11 Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Prior work suggested that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) worsens post-concussive symptoms (PCS), neuropsychological functioning, and pain-related outcomes in post-9/11 veterans. However, the impact of PTSD in the context of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is not entirely clear. We evaluated possible differences among veterans with deployment-related mTBI with and without PTSD, and a comparison group. We hypothesized that veterans with comorbid mTBI and PTSD would report more PCS, perform worse on neuropsychological tasks, and report greater pain intensity and maladaptive pain coping relative to those without PTSD.

Source: Psychiatry Research - August 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Darrin M. Aase, Joseph M. Babione, Eric Proescher, Justin E. Greenstein, Julia A. DiGangi, Christopher Schroth, Amy E. Kennedy, Stacey Feeley, Michelle Tan, David Cosio, K. Luan Phan Source Type: research