5 MYTHS: TBI, PTSD and BRAIN INJURIES
Some Things You Thought You Knew Over 1.2 million post-9/11 service members are suffering from brain injuries related to their service. According to the CDC, about 150 Americans die from traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related injuries each day, and over 3.5 million citizens every year receive brain injuries from falls, sports, accidents, assaults, and other insults to the brain. Some estimates peg sports-related traumatic brain injuries as high as 3.8 million per year. Drug overdoses, substance abuse, depression, and trauma can cause brain injuries. DoD and the VA report an ongoing suicide epi...
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