Performance on visuospatial copying tasks in individuals with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.
The ability to copy figures was evaluated in 41 subjects with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 27 trauma-exposed, non-PTSD comparison subjects. Individuals with PTSD demonstrated significantly impaired performance. However, after adjusting for pre-trauma variables, there was only a marginally significant association between figure-copying performance and PTSD. These findings are consistent with pre-trauma visual-spatial impairment as being among the risk factors for chronic PTSD.
Gurvits
Tamara V
TV
VA Research Service, 718 Smyth Rd, Manchester, NH 03104, USA. tamara@metro2000.net
Lasko
Natasha B
NB
Repak
Ann L
AL
Metzger
Linda J
LJ
Orr
Scott P
SP
Pitman
Roger K
RK
D000328:Adult; D032721:Adult Children / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology; D014744:Vietnam