Blast Injuries Part 2: Family And Community Issues

Course overview

OBJECTIVES 1.Summarize the polytrauma and TBI research about family needs during rehabilitation and recovery, describe current efforts to improve family-centered care, and detail approaches for understanding family resilience and the long-term consequences of injuries on families. 2.Using the framework of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) explain the challenges faced by Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans as they reintegrate into the community. 3.Review the specific neuropsychiatric manifestations of symptom clusters following TBI according the the following types of difficulties: (1) cognitive dysfunctions (2) neurobehavioral disorders (3) somatosensory disruptions (4) somatic symptoms (5) substance dependence 4.Apply a multidimensional approach (such as the biopsychosocial model)to each symptom cluster so to delineate/manage the psychological, occupational, and social dysfunctions related to mild to moderate TBI.