While mild brain injury was more common during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the number of traumatic brain injuries was significant and largely caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices. (Credit: DVIDSHUB/Flickr)
“About 45 percent of US veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who suffered traumatic brain injury are unemployed, a new report shows.
“Compare that to the number of veterans who suffered mild brain injury or no brain injury: about 33 percent are unemployed.
“While mild brain injury was more common during both wars, the number of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) was significant and largely caused by blasts from improvised explosive devices.
“Veterans who are unemployed and not looking for work are more likely to have experienced moderate to severe TBI; have lower education levels; suffer from suspected psychiatric conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression; be aged 40 or older; and be divorced, separated, or widowed.”
