Empirical Development of an MMPI Subscale for the Assessment of Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Keane, Terence M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ309656

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Publication Date: 1984

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Empirical Development of an MMPI Subscale for the Assessment of Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Keane, Terence M.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v52 n5 p888-91 Oct 1984

Developed empirically based criteria for use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to aid in the assessment and diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in patients (N=200). Analysis based on an empircally derived decision rule correctly classified 74 percent of the patients in each group. (LLL)

Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Males, Test Construction, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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