Diagnosing posttraumatic stress disorder with the MMPI clinical scales: A review of the literature

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Wise
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Clinical Scales

"The MMPI–2 Restructured Clinical Scales in the assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid disorders”: Correction.

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika J. Wolf ◽  
Mark W. Miller ◽  
Robert J. Orazem ◽  
Mariann R. Weierich ◽  
Diane T. Castillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Comorbid Disorders ◽  
Restructured Clinical Scales ◽  
Clinical Scales ◽  
Restructured Clinical

The Utility of the Personality Assessment Inventory in the Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans

Assessment ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1074-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin W. Bellet ◽  
Meghan E. McDevitt-Murphy ◽  
Danielle H. Thomas ◽  
Matthew T. Luciano
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Personality Assessment Inventory ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Clinical Scales ◽  
Logit Function ◽  
Clinically Significant

We examined the use of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in a small sample of 47 U.S. military veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Approximately half of the sample met criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. PAI profiles were compared between the PTSD and non-PTSD groups. The PTSD group had clinically significant scores (≥ 70 T) on the PAI for 5 clinical scales (anxiety, anxiety-related disorders, depression, paranoia, and schizophrenia) and 10 clinical subscales consistent with the typical symptom picture for PTSD. Effect size correlations ( r) between scales and diagnosis group membership were large ( r ≥ .5) for several scales that reflect PTSD symptoms and for the PTSD LOGIT function. In a receiver operating characteristics curve analysis, the PTSD LOGIT function and the Traumatic Stress Subscale both demonstrated good diagnostic utility (areas under the curve > .80).

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