TY - JOUR
T1 - Symptom Patterns and Service Use Among African American and Caucasian Veterans With Combat-Related PTSD
AU - Frueh, B. Christopher
AU - Elhai, Jon D.
AU - Monnier, Jeannine
AU - Hamner, Mark B.
AU - Knapp, Rebecca G.
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - African American (N = 57) and Caucasian (N = 76) combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at a Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient PTSD treatment clinic were compared on variables related to clinical symptoms and VA service use. Groups were compared on relevant interview (e.g., Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; D. D. Blake et al. 1990) and self-report measures (e.g., Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2; J. N. Butcher, W. G. Dahlstrom, J. R. Graham, A. Tellegen, & B. Kaemmer, 1989). Groups were also compared on demographics, psychiatric comorbidity, VA service use, and disability status. Results revealed few significant between-groups differences, providing further evidence that African American and Caucasian veterans with PTSD do not differ in manifestation of the syndrome or in use of VA services and benefits.
AB - African American (N = 57) and Caucasian (N = 76) combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at a Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient PTSD treatment clinic were compared on variables related to clinical symptoms and VA service use. Groups were compared on relevant interview (e.g., Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; D. D. Blake et al. 1990) and self-report measures (e.g., Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2; J. N. Butcher, W. G. Dahlstrom, J. R. Graham, A. Tellegen, & B. Kaemmer, 1989). Groups were also compared on demographics, psychiatric comorbidity, VA service use, and disability status. Results revealed few significant between-groups differences, providing further evidence that African American and Caucasian veterans with PTSD do not differ in manifestation of the syndrome or in use of VA services and benefits.
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U2 - 10.1037/1541-1559.1.1.22
DO - 10.1037/1541-1559.1.1.22
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33644834912
SN - 1541-1559
VL - 1
SP - 22
EP - 30
JO - Psychological Services
JF - Psychological Services
IS - 1
ER -