NEO-PI profiles in PTSD as a function of trauma level.
One hundred Vietnam veterans with combat-related PTSD were administered the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) and the Combat Exposure Scale and were sorted into three groups based on trauma exposure level. Results indicate no significant differences among the personality profiles of the three trauma-exposed groups. A normative NEO-PI profile for persons diagnosed with combat-related PTSD is presented, characterized by an extremely high Neuroticism score (T > 75) and an extremely low Agreeableness score (T < 25).
Talbert
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Psychology Service, VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904.
Braswell
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Albrecht
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Hyer
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Boudewyns
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D000328:Adult; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014744:Vietnam