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A principle under which a Service member committed for hospitalization and treatment will be placed in the most appropriate and therapeutic setting available: That is no more restrictive than is conducive to the most effective form of ...
Source of Definition
A sincere belief without improper purpose.
A commissioned officer within or out of a Service member’s official chain of command, or civilian employee in a grade level comparable to a commissioned officer, who: Exercises supervisory authority over the Service member owing to the ...
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A psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, a person with a doctorate in clinical social work, or a psychiatric nurse practitioner. In cases of outpatient mental health evaluations (MHEs) only, licensed clinical social workers who possess a ...
An activity, event, or circumstance that could increase the risk of physical or psychological injury to a deployed individual. These may include but are not limited to: Actual or threatened injury to self. Actual or threatened injury or death ...
The relocation of forces and materiel to desired operational areas in which Service members are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force ...
Any individual permitted by law and Service regulations to provide care, treatment and services, without direction or supervision, within the scope of the individual’s license and consistent with individually granted clinical privileges. ...
A meeting between a Service member and a person with medical training such as medic or corpsman, physician assistant, physician, or nurse to ensure the health and well-being of the Service member. Components of this evaluation include ...
The loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the traumatic event.
A lack of memory. Amnesia related to trauma, such as concussion, can be either antegrade or retrograde.
The diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury also known as concussion is made when two conditions are met. In the absence of documentation, both conditions are based on self-report information. An injury event must have occurred. The ...
The inability to form new memories following the traumatic event (typically not permanent).
Three or more diagnosed mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)/concussions within a 12 month period.
The systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of medical care to maximize the probability that minimum standards of quality are being met.
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