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Military deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq have been associated with elevated
prevalence of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain
injury (TBI) among combat veterans. The diagnosis and management of PTSD when a
comorbid TBI may also exist presents a challenge to interdisciplinary care teams
at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and civilian medical facilities,
particularly when the patient reports a history of blast exposure. Treatment
recommendations from VA and Department of Defense's (DOD) recently updated VA/DOD
Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Post-Traumatic Stress are
considered from the perspective of simultaneously managing comorbid TBI.

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