title: Symptoms in veterans considering compensation claims.
abstract: The symptomatology of 56 male veterans considering compensation claims was compared to the symptomatology seen in 163 veterans not considering such claims. Antisocial behaviors, somatic/neurotic complaints, and persecutory ideas were all positively correlated with consideration of a claim. Although the symptom profile is consistent with diagnosis of antisocial personality, a correlation with this diagnosis was not established. Nonetheless, the clinical profile does suggest a link between noncompensable disorders and consideration of a claim. The implications of this finding for military and Veterans Administration psychiatry are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014729:Veterans Disability Claims