Regarding treatment, "there’s no reason not to provide somebody with the best PTSD treatment if they have a mild TBI," Dr. Brenner said. A 2008 VA consensus conference on treatment of veterans with comorbid mild TBI, pain, and PTSD recommended that "veterans who experience mild TBI and/or pain, along with PTSD, should have the opportunity to receive the two best evidence-based treatments in the VA/DoD practice guidelines for PTSD: prolonged exposure therapy or cognitive processing therapy."
The conference was sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Dr. Brenner presented her research at a symposium supported by the Home Base Program, a joint project of the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital. She reported no relevant conflicts of interest.