Talbert F S, Braswell L C, Albrecht J W, Hyer L A, Boudewyns P A
Psychology Service, VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904.
J Clin Psychol. 1993 Sep;49(5):663-9. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199309)49:5<663::aid-jclp2270490508>3.0.co;2-a.
One hundred Vietnam veterans with combat-related PTSD were administered the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) and the Combat Exposure Scale and were sorted into three groups based on trauma exposure level. Results indicate no significant differences among the personality profiles of the three trauma-exposed groups. A normative NEO-PI profile for persons diagnosed with combat-related PTSD is presented, characterized by an extremely high Neuroticism score (T > 75) and an extremely low Agreeableness score (T < 25).
