Neural Markers and Rehabilitation of Executive Functioning in Veterans with TBI and PTSD

Abstract

The current proposal aims to explore the relationship between brain function and connectivity in selective pathways/circuits, neuropsychological functioning, and cognitive rehabilitation response in Veterans with both Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Toward this end, we propose a randomized clinical trial involving a cognitive rehabilitation intervention that targets improved executive functioning, with the participation of N=100 Veterans diagnosed with both TBI and PTSD (n=50 experimental/n=50 control).We have just begun recruitment three months ago and enrolled n=64 dyads of veterans and family members at this point.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1030327

Entities

People

  • Aysenil Belger

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain
  • Brain Injuries
  • Clinical Trials
  • Data Sets
  • Database Management Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Executives
  • Health Services
  • Information Processing
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Processes
  • Neurosciences
  • Psychiatry
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reliability

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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