Assessment of response style in combat veterans seeking compensation for posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-255

  Franklin, C Laurel ^a   Repasky, Stephanie A ^a   Thompson, Karin E ^a,b,c   Shelton, Shannon A ^d   Uddo, Madeline ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Southeast Louisiana Health Care System   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation seeking; MMPI 2; Overreporting; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PATIENT CODING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; WAR;

EID: 0038580580     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023744023717     Document Type: Article

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