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Applying posttraumatic stress disorder MMPI subscale to World War II POW veterans
Author(s) -
Query William T.,
Megran Jim,
McDonald Gary
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198603)42:2<315::aid-jclp2270420216>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , posttraumatic stress , psychiatry , stressor , clinical psychology , world war ii , gulf war , confounding , personality , medicine , social psychology , archaeology , pathology , economic history , history
In order to determine whether the MMPI‐PTSD subscale has application for assessing DSM‐III diagnosed PTSD among populations other than Vietnam veterans, a group of WWII POWs ( N = 69) were given the subscale. Results indicated that the use of the PTSD subscale can be generalized to older veterans; in a small sample of Pacific POWs, PTSD is more common among those from the Pacific theater than those from Europe. However, the subscale fails to distinguish between Pacific and European POW veterans. Difficulties in sampling and confounding stressors are discussed, as well as implications for treatment of WWII veterans.