Official position of the military TBI task force on the role of neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology in the evaluation, management, and research of military veterans with traumatic brain injury.

Full Abstract

This Position Statement is a summary of the literature and learning regarding current issues raised by the occurrence, treatment, and study of traumatic brain injury in military service members and veterans. The Report has been approved by the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN), Divisions 40 (Neuropsychology) and 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), with the goal of providing information of relevance on an important public policy matter within their respective areas of expertise. The Report is not intended to establish guidelines or standards for the professional practice of psychology, nor has it been adopted as official policy by the American Psychological Association or any other division or subunit of APA.

Author information

Author/s: McCrea, Michael (M); Pliskin, Neil (N); Barth, Jeffrey (J); Cox, David (D); Fink, Joseph (J); French, Louis (L); Hammeke, Thomas (T); Hess, David (D); Hopewell, Alan (A); Orme, Daniel (D); Powell, Matthew (M); Ruff, Ron (R); Schrock, Barbara (B); Terryberry-Spohr, Lori (L); Vanderploeg, Rodney (R); Yoash-Gantz, Ruth (R);

Affiliation: Neuroscience Center, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI 53188, USA. Michael.mccrea(-atsign-)phci.org

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Clinical neuropsychologist (Clin Neuropsychol), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jan; vol 22 (issue 1) : pp 10-26

Dates: Created 2008/02/06; Completed 2008/05/30;

PMID: 18247218, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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