Sentence completion test in combat veterans with and without PTSD: preliminary findings.
This study used a sentence completion task to assess semantic choice in combat veterans. Twenty-eight combat veterans with (n=14) and without (n=14) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) filled in the final word for 33 incomplete sentences after receiving a combat prime. The veterans with PTSD completed sentences with significantly more trauma-relevant final words than those without PTSD. Findings are interpreted with respect to current language models and information-processing theories of PTSD.
Kimble
Matthew O
MO
Boston VA Healthcare Network, Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02130, USA. m.kimble@bangor.ac.uk
Kaufman
Milissa L
ML
Leonard
Leah L
LL
Nestor
Paul G
PG
Riggs
David S
DS
Kaloupek
Danny G
DG
Bachrach
Peter
P
D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012660:Semantics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*