Utilizing the PK scale of the MMPI-2 to detect posttraumatic stress disorder in college students.
This study investigated the utility of the PK scale of the MMPI-2 with college students. Results indicated that the PK scale, when combined with DSM IV criteria, does discriminate between college students who obtain a score of 65 or higher and those who score below 65.
Sapp
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Educational Psychology 53211, USA.
Farrell
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Johnson
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Ioannidis
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*