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Clinical presentations in combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder.
J Clin Psychol. 2003 Mar; 59(3):385-97.JC

Abstract

This article investigated subtypes of symptom patterns among male combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through a cluster analysis of their Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; Butcher, Graham, Ben-Porath, Tellegen, Dahlstrom, & Kaemmer, 2001) clinical and validity scales. Participants were 126 veterans seeking outpatient treatment for combat-related PTSD at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Two well-fitting MMPI-2 cluster solutions (a four-cluster solution and a three-cluster solution) were evaluated with several statistical methods. A four-cluster solution was determined to best fit the data. Follow-up analyses demonstrated between-cluster differences on MMPI-2 "fake bad" scales and content scales, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock, & Erbaugh, 1961), Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES; Bernstein & Putnam, 1986), Mississippi Combat PTSD scale (M-PTSD; Keane, Caddall, & Taylor, 1988), and Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-1; Blake et al., 1990). Clusters also were different in disability-seeking status, employment status, and income. Implications for research and clinical practice using the MMPI-2 with combat veterans presenting with PTSD are briefly addressed.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Elhai JD
Disaster Mental Heealth Institute, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, 57069-2390, USA. jonelhai@homail.com
Frueh BC
No affiliation info available
Davis JL
No affiliation info available
Jacobs GA
No affiliation info available
Hamner MB
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultCluster AnalysisDisabled PersonsEmploymentHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedPersonality InventorySensitivity and SpecificityStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeterans

Pub Type(s)

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

12579553

Citation

Elhai, Jon D., et al. "Clinical Presentations in Combat Veterans Diagnosed With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder." Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 59, no. 3, 2003, pp. 385-97.
Elhai JD, Frueh BC, Davis JL, et al. Clinical presentations in combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Clin Psychol. 2003;59(3):385-97.
Elhai, J. D., Frueh, B. C., Davis, J. L., Jacobs, G. A., & Hamner, M. B. (2003). Clinical presentations in combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59(3), 385-97.
Elhai JD, et al. Clinical Presentations in Combat Veterans Diagnosed With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. J Clin Psychol. 2003;59(3):385-97. PubMed PMID: 12579553.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Clinical presentations in combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. AU - Elhai,Jon D, AU - Frueh,B Christopher, AU - Davis,Joanne L, AU - Jacobs,Gerard A, AU - Hamner,Mark B, PY - 2003/2/13/pubmed PY - 2003/6/19/medline PY - 2003/2/13/entrez SP - 385 EP - 97 JF - Journal of clinical psychology JO - J Clin Psychol VL - 59 IS - 3 N2 - This article investigated subtypes of symptom patterns among male combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through a cluster analysis of their Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; Butcher, Graham, Ben-Porath, Tellegen, Dahlstrom, & Kaemmer, 2001) clinical and validity scales. Participants were 126 veterans seeking outpatient treatment for combat-related PTSD at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Two well-fitting MMPI-2 cluster solutions (a four-cluster solution and a three-cluster solution) were evaluated with several statistical methods. A four-cluster solution was determined to best fit the data. Follow-up analyses demonstrated between-cluster differences on MMPI-2 "fake bad" scales and content scales, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock, & Erbaugh, 1961), Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES; Bernstein & Putnam, 1986), Mississippi Combat PTSD scale (M-PTSD; Keane, Caddall, & Taylor, 1988), and Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-1; Blake et al., 1990). Clusters also were different in disability-seeking status, employment status, and income. Implications for research and clinical practice using the MMPI-2 with combat veterans presenting with PTSD are briefly addressed. SN - 0021-9762 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/12579553/Clinical_presentations_in_combat_veterans_diagnosed_with_posttraumatic_stress_disorder_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -