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Summary
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major concern among military members, and it is important to understand how to best care for military members affected by a TBI. Forty male Vietnam Veterans with TBI and their caregivers participated in a study to examine the relationship between cognitive decline and caregiver attachment style (secure, preoccupied, fearful, or dismissing). Veterans whose caregivers were more fearfully attached experienced more cognitive decline than those whose caregivers were more securely attached.
Citation
Guevara, A. B., Demonet, J. F., Polejaeva, E., Knutson, K. M., Wassermann, E. M., Krueger, F., Grafman, J. (2015). Association Between Long-Term Cognitive Decline in Vietnam Veterans With TBI and Caregiver Attachment Style. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 30, E26-E33. doi:10.1097/HTR.0000000000000046