An interdisciplinary approach to the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of OEF/OIF Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury

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作者
Gress Smith, Jenna L. [1 ]
Roberts, Nicole A. [1 ,2 ]
Borowa, Dominika [3 ]
Bushnell, MaryLu [1 ]
机构
[1] Phoenix Vet Affairs Hlth Care Syst, Dept Psychol, Phoenix, AZ USA
[2] Arizona State Univ, Sch Social & Behav Sci, Phoenix, AZ USA
[3] Rocky Mt Reg Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Hlth Psychol Sect, Aurora, CO USA
关键词
Integrated health care; mental health; mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI); multidisciplinary clinic; neuropsychologist; OEF; OIF Veterans; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; MEMORY IMPAIRMENT; MENTAL-HEALTH; AFGHANISTAN; IRAQ; PERFORMANCE; PTSD; RELIABILITY; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOMS;
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10.1080/23279095.2020.1810690
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Objective To implement an Integrated TBI Screening Clinic (ITSC) during the mandatory TBI evaluation process at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Referral outcomes were examined regarding Veterans who were determined to need a full neuropsychological evaluation versus those for whom mental health treatment was clinically indicated. Correlations among cognitive measures, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and insomnia symptoms were also examined. Method This study was a retrospective chart review study that included 138 Veterans seen between 2011 and 2014 in a post-deployment primary care clinic. Descriptive statistics and correlations were completed using the: screening Module of the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (S-NAB), PTSD Checklist-Military version (PCL-M), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Results 19.8% of Veterans required a referral for a full neuropsychological exam and 72.7% were referred for additional mental health services (with some Veterans being referred to both). Significant correlations were found among higher PTSD, depression, anxiety symptoms, with poorer attention and memory (allp< .05). Only PTSD was significantly correlated with poorer executive functioning (r = 0.19,p< .05). Conclusion Integration of a multidisciplinary neuropsychological screening exam during a primary care visit with OEF/OIF Veterans may assist in better delineating symptoms.
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