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Military Personnel: Effects of Combat Injuries, Limb Loss, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Psychosocial Challenges

  • By

  • Daniel Dyball

  • Cheryl R. Z. See

  • Alexander N. Bennett

  • Susie Schofield

  • Grace Blissitt

  • Lydia Orton

  • Harriet Kemp

  • Christopher J. Boos

  • Anthony M. J. Bull

  • David J. Sharp

  • Neil S. N. Graham

  • Simon Wessely

  • Howard Burdett

  • Nicola T. Fear

  • October 6, 2026

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    The ADVANCE cohort was established to study long-term health effects of physical combat injuries on UK military personnel deployed to Afghanistan.

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    Personnel with physical combat injuries reported poorer mental health outcomes compared to demographically similar uninjured individuals.

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    Injured personnel without limb loss showed greater odds of poor mental health outcomes, unlike those with limb loss.

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    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is linked to increased risks of common mental disorders and PTSD, with severity impacting outcomes.

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    The study followed ethical guidelines and utilized validated questionnaires to assess psychosocial outcomes among participants.

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Combat Injury, Limb Loss, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Military Personnel

  • by Daniel Dyball, Cheryl R. Z. See, Alexander N. Bennett, Susie Schofield, Grace Blissitt, Lydia Orton, Harriet Kemp, Christopher J. Boos, Anthony M. J. Bull, David J. Sharp, Neil S. N. Graham, Simon Wessely, Howard Burdett, Nicola T. Fear

  • October 6, 2026

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