Hyer L, Walker C, Swanson G, Sperr S, Sperr E, Blount J
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia.
J Clin Psychol. 1992 Sep;48(5):579-88. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<579::aid-jclp2270480502>3.0.co;2-j.
This study evaluated three nosologically similar older groups (Older PTSD, POW, and Older Psychiatric) and a group of Younger PTSD veterans from Vietnam. Group membership was derived from index admission diagnoses and clinical validation of status. Groups were compared on the MMPI, PTSD measures, background variables, health measures and an outcome measure. Results showed that the Older PTSD group is closer to the Younger PTSD group than to the other groups on the MMPI and PTSD measures and also that members of this group remain in the hospital longer than do members of the other older groups. Parameters of effective test classification showed the PTSD measures to be helpful in correct identification of this disorder for the older groups.
本研究评估了三个在疾病分类学上相似的老年组（老年创伤后应激障碍组、战俘组和老年精神病组）以及一组来自越南的年轻创伤后应激障碍退伍军人。分组依据首次入院诊断和状态的临床验证。对各组进行了明尼苏达多相人格调查表（MMPI）、创伤后应激障碍测量、背景变量、健康测量及一项结果测量的比较。结果显示，在MMPI和创伤后应激障碍测量方面，老年创伤后应激障碍组比其他组更接近年轻创伤后应激障碍组，且该组成员住院时间比其他老年组成员更长。有效测试分类参数表明，创伤后应激障碍测量有助于正确识别老年组中的这种疾病。
