title: Assessing PTSD with the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III.
abstract: We studied the utility of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) in assessing substance-abusing (n = 228), combat-related PTSD patients (n = 32). The MCMI-III produced a code type (16A) that was quite different from MCMI-I and MCMI-II code types (8A2) among similar populations. The PTSD Scale (R) successfully differentiated between a PTSD and non-PTSD substance-abusing group using mean Base Rate scores, was the best predictor of PTSD in a multiple regression equation, and the scale's sensitivity and specificity in detecting and/or ruling out the disorder was above that provided by chance alone and higher than the values reported in the test manual for that scale. The MCMI-III may be used as a broad band screening instrument for PTSD, at least among patients with combat-related stress.
authors.affiliation: West Side VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612-3740, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Olson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare