title: 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.
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.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Center, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI 53188, USA. Michael.mccrea@phci.org
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCrea
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pliskin
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hammeke
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hopewell
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orme
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruff
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schrock
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Terryberry-Spohr
authors.forename: Rodney
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanderploeg
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yoash-Gantz
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D035841:Behavioral Research; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000592:standards*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans