A short form of the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD.
At the present time, The Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD (Mississippi Scale) is the best paper-and-pencil measure of this disorder. This study carried out a test-retest reliability on 52 chronic Vietnam veterans with PTSD and established three psychometric criteria for item retention in order to establish a short form of the Mississippi Scale. Ten items met these criteria and had a test-retest reliability coefficient of .66 (under the most stringent of conditions, treatment). This 10-item measure (Miss-10) then was applied to 95 new PTSD cases. This scale yielded two factors, guilt and numbing/anger. Discussion addressed its use as part of a screening battery or for monitoring change across time.
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia.
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D000328:Adult; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*