Traumatic Brain Injury Rebecca Wershba, PhD Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home…

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2 “Invisible Wounds” of War Approximately one in three Veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan experiences post- traumatic stress, depression, has a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI), or a deployment related mental health issue. Tanielian T and Jaycox LH, eds., Invisible Wounds of War; Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery, RAND Corporation, MG-720-CCF, 2008, 492 pp.