title: Holism at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE).
abstract: Traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder are the signature injuries of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Holistic medicine (comprising multispecialty care integration, patient/family-centered care, wellness interventions, and the construction of architectural "healing environments") has much to offer these patients. In this work we describe the architecture and holistic medicine programming of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), a new clinical research center for traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder in the Military Health System. Architecture and clinical process are united in a "design/care continuum" for optimal healing. A groundbreaking institution, the NICoE foreshadows many trends in national healthcare for the 21st century.
authors.affiliation: Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. fred.foote@comcast.net
authors.forename: Frederick O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Foote
authors.forename: Lora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000346:Afghanistan; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006296:Health Services; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy*