Validation of a multimethod assessment of posttraumatic stress disorders in Vietnam veterans.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1983Description: 7p., 16 refsReport number: CommercialSubject: Battle casualtiesSubject: Post traumatic stressSubject: Stress (psychology)Subject: The present study was designed to determine if responses to the presentation of mild combat stimuli would distinguish the following three carefully matched groups of veterans: (a) those with an exclusive diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), (b) inpatients on a psychiatry ward who clearly do not have PTSD, and (c) Vietnam veterans with combat experience who are currently well adjusted. Behavioural, physiological, and self-report measures of anxiety obtained through this laboratory-based assessment clearly distinguishes the PTSD veterans from the remaining two critical comparison groups. The utility of this tripartite assessment approach for the reliable identification of PTSD secondary to combat is discussed. Future research directions are presentedSubject: TraumaSubject: Vietnam War
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Reprinted from Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; 1983; Vol 51 No 4; pp488-494
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Battle casualties
Post traumatic stress
Stress (psychology)
The present study was designed to determine if responses to the presentation of mild combat stimuli would distinguish the following three carefully matched groups of veterans: (a) those with an exclusive diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), (b) inpatients on a psychiatry ward who clearly do not have PTSD, and (c) Vietnam veterans with combat experience who are currently well adjusted. Behavioural, physiological, and self-report measures of anxiety obtained through this laboratory-based assessment clearly distinguishes the PTSD veterans from the remaining two critical comparison groups. The utility of this tripartite assessment approach for the reliable identification of PTSD secondary to combat is discussed. Future research directions are presented
Trauma
Vietnam War
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