The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania provides high quality mental health care for veterans, military members, and their families at no cost. In this episode, Dr. Leah Blain, the Clinic Director, will discuss the intersection of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and combating the stigma in the military community. Dr. Blain will conclude with an overview of all the resources available.

To learn more about The Cohen Clinic at Penn or to schedule an appointment, visit: www.pennmedicine.org/veterans OR call 844-573-3146 

Dr. Leah Blain is the Clinic Director of the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Penn, and her clinical work focuses on trauma-recovery and working with survivors of assault, abuse, and combat on issues including depression, guilt and shame, anger, dissociation, and PTSD. Dr. Blain earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, from the University of Missouri – St. Louis, where she conducted research in the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD. During her postdoctoral fellowship at the VA Maryland Healthcare System, she trained in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE); Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for depression, anxiety and panic disorder, and chronic pain; and mindfulness-based interventions. She previously served veterans and military families as Director of Behavioral Health at Chase Brexton Health Care’s Columbia Center.