Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2005):

Cognitive function and dissociative disorder status among veteran subjects with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder: a preliminary study.

Full Abstract

Twenty-seven veteran subjects with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were evaluated for dissociative disorders. Ten subjects met criteria for one or more dissociative disorders, and 17 subjects did not meet dissociative disorder criteria. Neurocognitive profiles of the two groups differed in several areas, with veterans meeting diagnostic criteria for both PTSD and a dissociative disorder and demonstrating considerably greater deficits in attention, autobiographical memory, and verbal memory than PTSD subjects without comorbid dissociative disorder diagnosis.

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Author information

Author/s: Roca, V (V); Hart, J (J); Kimbrell, T (T); Freeman, T (T);

Affiliation: Mental Health Service, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, 72205-5484, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences (J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 18 (issue 2) : pp 226-30

Dates: Created 2006/05/24; Completed 2006/09/28;

PMID: 16720800, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adult Aged Attention Chronic Disease Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; psychology Combat Disorders - diagnosis; psychology Comorbidity Depersonalization - diagnosis; psychology Dissociative Disorders - diagnosis; psychology

Humans Intelligence Male Mental Recall Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests Pilot Projects Problem Solving Veterans - psychology

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