title: Knowledge gained from the Brief Traumatic Brain Injury Screen--implications for treating Canadian military personnel.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare physical and mental health outcomes of Canadian military personnel with probable mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) to outcomes of those without and to report implications for collaboration and treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred forty-seven soldiers attending the Operational Stress Injury Clinic at Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, were screened for mTBI and completed several other measures of mental and physical health. Scores from these measures were compared across two groups (positive vs. negative screens for mTBI) using an independent samples t-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-four of 147 participants screened positively for mTBI. Soldiers with probable mTBI were more likely to have poorer physical health but were less likely to engage in problem drinking than those who screened negatively for mTBI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this initial study, we found that the wide range of physical and mental health difficulties experienced by Canadian military personnel with probable mTBI necessitates an interdisciplinary collaborative care model.
authors.affiliation: Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Parkwood Hospital, Hobbins Building, 3rd Floor, Room H3012, 801 Commissioners Road East, London, ON N6C 5J1, Canada.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: St Cyr
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiser
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gifford
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gallimore
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morningstar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires