Rorschach patterns of response in Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder versus combat and normal controls

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 104-111

  Goldfinger, David A ^a,b   Amdur, Richard L ^a   Liberzon, Israel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Combat veterans; Posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD; Rorschach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; VIET NAM;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; RORSCHACH TEST; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; VIETNAM; WAR;

EID: 0031731476     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6394(1998)8:3<104::AID-DA2>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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