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How Do I Choose the Right Mental Health Provider for Me?

Once you’ve taken that first step to get help, the next step is to find the right provider. Here's how to determine when a provider is a good fit.

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What You Need to Know about Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA)

Did you know the military uses auricular acupuncture? Watch CAPT Scott Cota discuss some common questions about battlefield acupuncture.

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Art Therapy for TBI

Watch how art therapy can provide a non-verbal opportunity to process things that may be uncomfortable to put into words.

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Dr. James Kelly: The Mysteries of CTE

Dr. Jim Kelly on what we know and don't know about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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Dr. James Kelly: Systems Addressing the Lingering Effects of Concussion

Today there is more interest in concussions and their lingering effects, which has led to more funding and research. Dr. James Kelly sees the information gathering and treatment implemenation landscape growing even further as time goes on.

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Dr. James Kelly: What Do I Do If I Think I Have Sustained a Concussion?

Do I need to go to the ER? Should I make an appointment to be seen by my doctor?

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Dr. James Kelly: Changes in Approach to Concussion Since the 80s

Dr. James Kelly talks about how a lot of people were interested in concussion in the 1980s. It's taken a long time, but more and more people have come on board with the view that brain injury is an important issue. This change is leading to more developments in the diagnosis and treatment of mTBI.

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Dr. James Kelly: Advanced Neuroimaging at the Marcus Institute for Brain Health

The Marcus Insitute for Brain Health in Colorado and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) have many advanced imaging options that can be used to research and diagnosis brain injury.

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Dr. James Kelly: TBI Diagnosis and Treatment Require Time That Our System Doesn’t Allow

Dr. James Kelly believes that taking extra time with patients means developing a more accurate diagnosis and, therefore, a more effective treatment plan for the patient.

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Dr. James Kelly: Sharing Data from the Marcus Institute for Brain Health

Showing a patient's improvement after a brain injury using accepted standardized metrics means those results can be analyzed and diseminated. It can also inform trials aimed at improving the identification and treatment of TBIs.

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Dr. James Kelly: What’s Different About the Marcus Institute for Brain Health?

At the Marcus Institute, the focus is on spending time learning about their veteran patients and finding as accurate a diagnosis as possible in order to best tailor treatment.

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Dr. James Kelly: Learning Self-Monitoring and Self-Efficacy After Brain Injury

Dr. James Kelly discusses NICoE's major focus on helping those with brain injury become independent. To help with that goal the program helps patients learn the nature of their problem, what triggers their symptoms, and how they can address those symptoms as they arise.

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Dr. James Kelly: National Intrepid Center of Excellence

NICoE, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, was created with the goal of helping duty service members with TBI relieve symptoms, put them on a trajectory of recovery, and aim them back into the the military world that they live in.

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Dr. James Kelly on Improving Conventional Treatments: Vestibular Rehabilitation and Eye Movements

Dr. James Kelly knows that brain injury results in physical changes to the body which can be addressed and improved using rehabilitiation therapies. Vestibular rehabilitation has proven effective in addressing issues of balance and mobility.

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Dr. James Kelly on Concussion Care: Combining Conventional and Alternative Treatments

Dr. James Kelly talks about the growing interest in combining conventional and complementary, or alternative, treatments to help with traumatic brain injury recovery.

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Dr. James Kelly: Marcus Institute for Brain Health

Dr. James Kelly talks about the Marcus Institute which has the goal of helping our veterans with the invisible wounds of war, such as TBI, PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

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Dr. Ann McKee: Do Better Science to Silence Critics

Dr. Ann McKee shares plans for upcoming studies on CTE that will silence critics of her once and for all.

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Dr. Ann McKee: Challenges of Finding a Treatment for CTE

Dr. Ann McKee explains why researchers are still struggling to identify an effective treatment for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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Dr. Ann Mckee on Why We Need More Brain Donations Among Veterans in Order to Study Military CTE

Dr. Ann McKee: We Need More Brain Donations Among Veterans in Order to Study Military CTE

CTE in the military is complex but service member donations represent a very small percentage of those given to the brain banks. Dr. Ann McKee believes that more donations for study means more knowledge that can help others with military experience.

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Dr. Ann McKee: How Do We Prevent CTE in the NFL?

We made this game up; it didn’t come down from the heavens. Dr. Ann McKee explains how changes can be made to prevent CTE.

Dr. Ann McKee: Why Don't Some People Show Symptoms of CTE in Its Earliest Stages?

Dr. Ann McKee explains why some people don’t show symptoms in the early stages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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Dr. Ann McKee on the Range of Severity with CTE

Dr. Ann McKee says that even though chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is triggered by trauma, at some point it becomes trauma-independent. While it takes time for CTE to become full-blown, even less severe cases can have significant emotional and behavioral impacts.

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Dr. Ann McKee: Getting Closer to a Diagnostic Marker for CTE in the Living

Dr. Ann McKee explains current research on using diagnostic markers to identify CTE in the living.

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Dr. Ann McKee on Why CTE Can Only Be Diagnosed Definitively Post Mortem

Dr. Ann McKee: CTE Can Be Diagnosed Definitively Post Mortem

Dr. Ann McKee explains why chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can still only be diagnosed after death.

Dr. Ann McKee: The First Time I Saw CTE, in Boxer Paul Pender

“I was blown away.” Dr. Ann McKee recounts the first time she saw signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in boxer Paul Pender, who was thought to have had Alzheimer’s disease.

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