Date of Award:
5-1986
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
William Dobson
Committee
William Dobson
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) could be used to discriminate between Vietnam veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and those with other mental disorders. Scores on the 13 validity and clinical scales of the MMPI were used as predictor variables in two discriminant analyses. The first of these was performed in replication of studies in which cases of substance-abuse disorder were eliminated from the non-PTSD comparison group. Substance- abuse cases were included in the second discrimination. The results indicated that while the MMPI can be used to discriminate PTSD from non-PTSD veterans, this discrimination is weakened by the presence of cases with substance abuse disorders in the non-PTSD comparison group.
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Recommended Citation
Rogers, Susan, "The MMPI as a Predictor of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Vietnam Veterans" (1986). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 5944.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5944
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