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7143533 
Journal Article 
Executive functioning in TBI from rehabilitation to social reintegration: COMPASS (goal,) a randomized controlled trial (grant: 1I01RX000637-01A3 by the VA ORD RR&D, 2013-2016) 
Libin, AV; Scholten, J; Schladen, MM; Danford, E; Shara, N; Penk, W; Grafman, J; Resnik, L; Bruner, D; Cichon, S; Philmon, M; Tsai, B; Blackman, M; Dromerick, A; , 
2015 
English 
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Traumatic brain injury is a major health problem that frequently leads to deficits in executive function. Self-regulation processes, such as goal-setting, may become disordered after traumatic brain injury, particularly when the frontal regions of the brain and their connections are involved. Such impairments reduce injured veterans' ability to return to work or school and to regain satisfactory personal lives. Understanding the neurologically disabling effects of brain injury on executive function is necessary for both the accurate diagnosis of impairment and the individual tailoring of rehabilitation processes to help returning service members recover independent function.