Service needs and neurobehavioral functioning following traumatic brain injury in U.S. military personnel.

The purpose of this study was to (a) identify the prevalence and barriers of self-reported service needs in a military sample with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI), (b) evaluate the influence of the number of service needs on overall neurobehavioral functioning, and (c) examine the longitudinal trajectories of service needs over time. Participants were 941 U.S. service members and veterans (SMVs) prospectively enrolled into four groups: uncomplicated mild TBI (MTBI; When examining the total number of self-reported service needs, there was a greater proportion of the MTBI and STBI groups that had a higher number of service needs compared to the NIC and IC groups ( These findings call for the need to enhance the provision of information given to service members and veterans following TBI regarding available services. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).