Subjective cognitive complaints, affective distress, and objective cognitive performance in Persian Gulf War veterans.
We examined subjective cognitive complaints, affective distress, and cognitive performance in Persian Gulf veterans who reported illness and cognitive complaints. We predicted a stronger relationship between subjective cognitive complaints and affective distress than between subjective cognitive complaints and objective cognitive performance. This prediction was confirmed in a sample of 100 veterans. The results suggest that cognitive impairment should not be diagnosed in this population without objective confirmation with cognitive testing.
Oregon Health Sciences University and Portland Environmental Hazards Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97005, USA.
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Binder
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Storzbach
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Anger
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Campbell
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Rohlman
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of the Portland Environmental
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