"Posttraumatic Stress, Depression and Dissociation as Predictors of MMP" by Jon D. Elahi, B C. Frueh et al.
 

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Posttraumatic Stress, Depression and Dissociation as Predictors of MMPI-2 Scale 8 Scores in Combat Veterans with PTSD

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

ISSN

1529-9732

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

Findings from a previous study of sexual abuse trauma victims (Elhai, Gold, Mateus, & Astaphan, 2001) were replicated to assess whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and dissociation symptoms account for Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scale8 scores in combat trauma victims. Participants were 122 male veterans seeking outpatient treatment for combat-related PTSD. Hierarchical regression analysis assessed whether PTSD symptoms incrementally accounted for variation in scale 8 scores above and beyond depression and dissociation symptoms. Results revealed that PTSD symptoms did not incrementally account for additional scale 8 variation. However, negative and positive symptoms of psychosis did account for variance in scale 8. Clinical implications for assessment of PTSD and psychosis with trauma victims are discussed.

DOI

10.1300/J229v04n01_04

Volume

4

Issue

1

First Page

51

Last Page

64

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