title: Sentence completion test in combat veterans with and without PTSD: preliminary findings.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Boston VA Healthcare Network, Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02130, USA. m.kimble@bangor.ac.uk
authors.forename: Matthew O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Kimble
authors.forename: Milissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: Leah L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Nestor
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Riggs
authors.forename: Danny G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kaloupek
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bachrach
mesh_terms: 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*