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The Infrequency-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale (Fptsd) for the MMPI-2: development and initial validation with veterans presenting with combat-related PTSD.
J Pers Assess. 2002 Dec; 79(3):531-49.JP

Abstract

Researchers have identified difficulties associated with the use of traditional Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) validity scales with survivors of traumatic events. A new scale, the Infrequency-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale (Fptsd), was created from MMPI-2 items that were infrequently endorsed by 940 male combat veterans presenting for treatment at the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) clinics of 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. A variety of statistical methods were implemented that preliminarily established Fptsd's validity with a validation sample of 323 additional PTSD-diagnosed combat veterans. Results indicate that, relative to previously established validity and overreporting scales (F, Fb, and Fp), Fptsd was significantly less related to psychopathology and distress and better at discriminating simulated from genuinely reported PTSD. Clinical implications are discussed concerning the use of Fptsd to assess disability-seeking veterans suspected of overreporting PTSD symptoms.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Elhai JD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, USA.
Ruggiero KJ
No affiliation info available
Frueh BC
No affiliation info available
Beckham JC
No affiliation info available
Gold PB
No affiliation info available
Feldman ME
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesCombat DisordersHumansMMPIMaleMalingeringMiddle AgedPatient SimulationROC CurveRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSoutheastern United StatesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeterans

Pub Type(s)

Evaluation Study
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12511019

Citation

Elhai, Jon D., et al. "The Infrequency-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale (Fptsd) for the MMPI-2: Development and Initial Validation With Veterans Presenting With Combat-related PTSD." Journal of Personality Assessment, vol. 79, no. 3, 2002, pp. 531-49.
Elhai JD, Ruggiero KJ, Frueh BC, et al. The Infrequency-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale (Fptsd) for the MMPI-2: development and initial validation with veterans presenting with combat-related PTSD. J Pers Assess. 2002;79(3):531-49.
Elhai, J. D., Ruggiero, K. J., Frueh, B. C., Beckham, J. C., Gold, P. B., & Feldman, M. E. (2002). The Infrequency-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale (Fptsd) for the MMPI-2: development and initial validation with veterans presenting with combat-related PTSD. Journal of Personality Assessment, 79(3), 531-49.
Elhai JD, et al. The Infrequency-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale (Fptsd) for the MMPI-2: Development and Initial Validation With Veterans Presenting With Combat-related PTSD. J Pers Assess. 2002;79(3):531-49. PubMed PMID: 12511019.
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