Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Mediates the Relationship Between Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Health and Psychosocial Functioning in Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom

2009 ◽  
Vol 197 (10) ◽  
pp. 748-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Pietrzak ◽  
Douglas C. Johnson ◽  
Marc B. Goldstein ◽  
James C. Malley ◽  
Steven M. Southwick
2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara C. Schroeder ◽  
Ronald M. Ruff ◽  
Lutz Jäncke

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on (a) neuropsychological test performance and (b) self-reported emotional complaints within individuals suffering from postconcussional disorder (PCD) after a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). A two-group comparative research design was employed. Two MTBI samples with and without PTSD were assessed with a neuropsychological test battery and the Ruff Neurobehavioral Inventory (RNBI). On the neurocognitive test performances no significant between group differences were found, but the MTBI group with PTSD endorsed a significantly greater number of emotional complaints, especially in the RNBI subscales of anxiety and depression. The patients with PTSD also endorsed a significantly greater number of premorbid sequelae in the RNBI emotional composite scale as well as the RNBI premorbid subscales of pain, anxiety and abuse. In sum, PTSD has a negative impact on emotional but not cognitive functioning within individuals suffering from PCD after a mild TBI.


2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray B. Stein ◽  
Sonia Jain ◽  
Joseph T. Giacino ◽  
Harvey Levin ◽  
Sureyya Dikmen ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared A. Rowland ◽  
Jennifer R. Stapleton-Kotloski ◽  
Greg E. Alberto ◽  
Justin A. Rawley ◽  
Robert J. Kotloski ◽  
...  

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