Abstract
This case report reviews the successful implementation of prolonged exposure therapy with an active duty service member with combat-related PTSD and a co-occurring history of mild traumatic brain injury. Very few modifications were made to the treatment protocol to accommodate the patient’s postconcussive symptoms. Posttreatment assessments indicated the absence of a PTSD diagnosis at posttreatment through the 6-month follow-up and then the return of a PTSD diagnosis at the 1-year follow-up. This case report demonstrates the potential complexities of treating comorbid PTSD and traumatic brain injury.
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Abbreviations
- BDI-II:
-
Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition
- DRRI:
-
Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory
- DSM-IV-TR:
-
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision
- MACE:
-
Military Acute Concussion Evaluation
- mTBI:
-
Mild traumatic brain injury
- PCL-S:
-
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Stressor Specific
- PE:
-
Prolonged Exposure
- PSS-I:
-
PTSD Symptom Scale-Interview
- PTSD:
-
Posttraumatic stress disorder
- TBI:
-
Traumatic brain injury
- US:
-
United States/United States of America
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Fina, B.A., Lichner, T.K., Foa, E.B., Peterson, A.L. (2015). Case Study of Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Comorbid Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. In: Martin, C., Preedy, V., Patel, V. (eds) Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_116-1
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