MMPI-2 profiles in civilian PTSD: an examination of differential responses between victims of crime and industrial accidents.
The authors studied MMPI-2 profiles of workers (N = 83) diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a control group comprising workers with chronic pain (N = 40). Significant differences were seen in profiles between the PTSD groups and the control group, and the authors compared the PTSD profiles according to exposure to two different kinds of traumatic incidents: industrial accidents or criminal events. They found differences in profile elevations based on the type of event: The level of distress and fear is greater in PTSD victims of crime, and the results also suggest that victims of crime are more suspicious and guarded compared with accident victims. Theoretically based reasons for the differences in profile elevations between the two PTSD groups are discussed.
Shercliffe
Regan Jeffery
RJ
Luther College, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. regan.shercliffe@uregina.ca
Colotla
Victor
V
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000523:psychology*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*