title: MMPI-2 data for Australian Vietnam Veterans with combat-related PTSD.
abstract: Considerable attention has been devoted to the MMPI in the assessment of combat-related PTSD. To date, published data have focused almost exclusively on American Vietnam veterans. This study investigated MMPI-2 profiles of 100 Australian Vietnam veterans admitted to an intensive PTSD treatment program. Comparisons with United States (U.S.) data suggested strong similarities between the American and Australian populations in terms of F-scale elevations and typical 3-point code types (8-7-2). However, the American samples showed relatively higher elevations of Scales 4 and 6, suggesting social alienation and a tendency to externalize, while a subgroup of Australian veterans showed a greater propensity for somatization (Scale 1). The results provide overall support for the generalizability of American MMPI data to an alternative cultural group of combat veterans.
authors.affiliation: PTSD Program, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Forbes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Creamer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McHugh
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014744:Vietnam