Personality Scales as Predictors of Older Combat Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13675153 |
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| Authors | LEE HYER (Veterans Administration Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, corresponding author), Stephanie Boyd (0000-0003-2433-4147, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1040-1042 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3.1040 |
| PMID | 8969113 |
| OpenAlex | W1991195392 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The sparse literature on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among older combat veterans has not explored individual personality styles. 120 older combat veterans who were treatment-seeking in medical and psychiatric outpatient clinics, were assessed whether two personality styles (identified in other research as potentially reflective of PTSD) added to the problems of PTSD beyond the information associated with the stressors of combat and aging. Analyses indicated that the personality style, Sensitivity, was significantly related to PTSD beyond these other factors
Personality · Posttraumatic stress · Psychiatry · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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