Symptom Patterns and Service Use Among African American and Caucasian Veterans With Combat-Related PTSD
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., Clini...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Psychological services 2004-01, Vol.1 (1), p.22-30 |
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Zusammenfassung: | 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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ISSN: | 1541-1559 1939-148X |
DOI: | 10.1037/1541-1559.1.1.22 |