title: Utilizing the PK scale of the MMPI-2 to detect posttraumatic stress disorder in college students.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Educational Psychology 53211, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sapp
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ioannidis
mesh_terms: 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*