Psychotic-like experiences, symptom expression, and cognitive performance in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 91-96

  Lindley, Steven E ^a,b   Carlson, Eve B ^a,c   Hill, Kimberly R ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissociation; Hallucinations; Malingering; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychotic symptoms; Veterans

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OLFACTORY HALLUCINATION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VETERAN; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 84893449647     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000077     Document Type: Article

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