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MMPI profiles and post-traumatic symptomatology in former prisoners of war

✍ Scribed by Edwin V. Sperr; Shelby J. Sperr; R. Bruce Craft; Patrick A. Boudewyns

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Weight: 487 KB
Volume: 3
Category: Article
ISSN: 0894-9867
DOI: 10.1002/jts.2490030306

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✦ Synopsis

Results of this study found that prisoners of war (PO Wsjtend to produce a basic I , 2,3 (Hs, D, Hy) configuration on the MMPI which has also been found in other studies. Significant differences were found f o r different subgroupings on speciflc scales, but the same basic, I , 2, 3 configuration was maintained for all groups. Subjects were found to display considerable PTSD symptomatology as depicted by independent psychiatric interviews and performance on an Impact of Events Scale (IES). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms were also found to dissipate over time. Results are discussed in reference to the possible use of somatization as a means of handling stress and how the manifatation of PTSD in this population differ from that seen in Vietnam combat veterans suffering from PTSD.

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