Re-evaluating disability assessment in war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
Author(s) -
R Samardžić,
Bratislav Živić,
Dragan Krstić,
Danilo Joković,
Mirko Dolić,
Zvezdana Stojanović,
Aleksandar Eror,
Milan Djokić,
Slavoljub Milojević,
Gordana Mandić-Gajić
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp150124090s
Subject(s) - medical diagnosis , veterans affairs , psychiatry , medicine , compensation (psychology) , medical record , posttraumatic stress , clinical psychology , psychology , pathology , psychoanalysis , radiology
Sametimes war veterans may resort to such strategies as preducing exaggerated symptoms and malingerating in order to obtain material compensation rights. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the basis of which war veterans were entitled to a financial compensation due to their disability.
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