TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronicity of symptoms in combat veterans with PTSD treated by the VA mental health system.
AU - Frueh, B. C.
AU - Mirabella, R. F.
AU - Chobot, K.
AU - Fossey, M. D.
PY - 1994/10
Y1 - 1994/10
N2 - Self-report questionnaire data, collected at two stages of treatment, are presented for a group of 40 combat veterans with PTSD treated within the VA mental health system. Patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Mississippi Scale, and Dissociative Experiences Scale prior to treatment at a PTSD outpatient clinic and at midtreatment follow-up. Patients' symptom reports at follow-up were not correlated with length of time in treatment. Further, results suggest that patients' self-reported symptoms on these measures do not show evidence of improvement after entry into the VA mental health system. Explanations for this apparent chronicity of symptoms are discussed.
AB - Self-report questionnaire data, collected at two stages of treatment, are presented for a group of 40 combat veterans with PTSD treated within the VA mental health system. Patients completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Mississippi Scale, and Dissociative Experiences Scale prior to treatment at a PTSD outpatient clinic and at midtreatment follow-up. Patients' symptom reports at follow-up were not correlated with length of time in treatment. Further, results suggest that patients' self-reported symptoms on these measures do not show evidence of improvement after entry into the VA mental health system. Explanations for this apparent chronicity of symptoms are discussed.
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U2 - 10.2466/pr0.1994.75.2.843
DO - 10.2466/pr0.1994.75.2.843
M3 - Article
C2 - 7862794
AN - SCOPUS:0028525763
VL - 75
SP - 843
EP - 848
JO - Psychological reports
JF - Psychological reports
SN - 0033-2941
IS - 2
ER -