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Research links PTSD, veterans’ concussions
http://kdhnews.com/military/research-links-ptsd-veterans-concussions/article_f2f0f1e2-660b-11e3-8584-0019bb30f31a.htmlResearch links PTSD, veterans’ concussions
Posted: Monday, December 16, 2013 4:30 am
By Alan Zarembo | Los Angeles Times
Up to a fifth of U.S. service members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have come home with a blast-related concussion or post-traumatic stress disorder — or both.
A new study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry helps detail the relationship between the two conditions.
Marines who suffered mild traumatic brain injuries while deployed were roughly twice as likely to get PTSD, the researchers found.
One likely explanation is that the bomb blasts, the most common cause of brain injuries during the wars, are psychologically traumatizing as well.