The Keane PTSD scale extracted from the MMPI: Sensitivity and specificity with Vietnam veterans
✍ Scribed by Joseph R. Scotti; Lois Veltum Sturges; Judith A. Lyons
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 439 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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✦ Synopsis
A study was conducted t o further investigate whether the Keane Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) can be employed as a separate instrument administered outside the context of the full MMPI. A group of Vietnam combat veterans with diagnosed PTSD and two comparison groups of veterans without PTSD (Vietnam combat and era veterans) were diagnosed by clinical interviews. Over 84% of the 64 veterans in the study were accurately classified by the Keane PTSD Scale into their original diagnostic groups. Excellent test sensitivity was demonstrated, with 90% of combat veterans with PTSD being properly classified by the Keane PTSD Scale when the recommended cutoff score of 30 was utilized. The clinical and research implications are discussed.