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AbstractThis study evaluated three nosologically similar older groups (Older PTSD, POW, and Older Psychiatric) and a group of Younger PTSD veterans from Vietnam. Group membership was derived from index admission diagnoses and clinical validation of status. Groups were compared on the MMPI, PTSD measures, background variables, health measures and an outcome measure. Results showed that the Older PTSD group is closer to the Younger PTSD group than to the other groups on the MMPI and PTSD measures and also that members of this group remain in the hospital longer than do members of the other older groups. Parameters of effective test classification showed the PTSD measures to be helpful in correct identification of this disorder for the older groups.

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<579::AID-JCLP2270480502>3.0.CO;2-J

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年代:1992

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AbstractA 10‐month longitudinal study with 79 university students examined the role of positive and negative life experiences on the subsequent development of health problems. The Life Experiences Survey (LES; Sarason, Johnson,&Siegel, 1978) was modified to measure the potential role of five moderating variables on illness. Students gave monthly reports of life events experienced, as well as health status, on the Seriousness of Illness Rating Scale (Wyler, Masuda,&Holmes, 1968). Results indicated that both positive and negative life events were predictors of subsequent health problems. Negative life events that were familiar to the students and were unanticipated proved to be significant moderator variables; both factors were significant predictors of the number of health problems subsequently experience

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<589::AID-JCLP2270480503>3.0.CO;2-F

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年代:1992

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AbstractThis study appraised the significance of psychological factors in the long‐ term prognosis of patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). The MMPI ratings of 80 long‐term sick‐listed LBP patients were set in relation to their disability pension status 6 to 12 years later. The number of elevated scales, in combination with the level of certain scales (Hs and HY), proved to be a better predictor than profile patterns, advocated in some studies. Moreover, in a review of prognostic studies, the Hs and HYscales appeared most frequently as significant predictors. That result also was confirmed in this study of long‐term prediction of overall functional level. The results are discussed in relation to the concepts of pain‐fear and

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<596::AID-JCLP2270480504>3.0.CO;2-K

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年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis study tested the validity of the Haan (1%5) psychological defense scales, which have shown promise for clinical and research assessment. Three subject samples participated: ex‐inpatients (n = 80) from a longitudinal high‐ risk project, their spouses (n= 104), and private college students (n= 124). Valid defense scales were predicted to show a specific pattern of correlations with MMPI ego‐strength and standard scales across all three cohorts, with measures of symptoms among the ex‐inpatients, and with overall severity of pathology for all groups in a pattern consistent with Vaillant's defense model. The regression scale showed excellent validity, and projection received equivocal support, but the other scales were not validated. Denial appeared to reflect psychological

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<606::AID-JCLP2270480505>3.0.CO;2-N

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年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe decision to exclude the Wiggins Content Scales from the MMPI‐2 has hindered and, in many cases, may have prevented the ability to utilize the data collected over 25 years. There are questions with regard to the interpretation of some of the newer content scales of the MMPI‐2, whereas most clinicians feel comfortably familiar, even if not entirely satisfied, with the Wiggins Content Scales of the MMPI. This report identifies the location and direction for scoring of items from the Wiggins Content Scales that appear on the MMPI‐2. Preliminary data are presented and recommendations for utilizing these scales are of

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<617::AID-JCLP2270480506>3.0.CO;2-G

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年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractMMPI scores for items on the Harris and Lingoes (1955, 1968) subscales HY2 (need for affection) and PA3 (naivete) were compared among pedophiles (n= 50), non‐sexually deviant psychiatric patients (n= 25), and a general control group (n= SO). Results indicated that pedophiles did not demonstrate a “naive need for affection” but, rather, a cynical need for affection. Scores on the Pedophelia (PE) Scale (Toobert, Bartelme,&Jones, 1959) also were compared, and no significant differences were found between the pedophiles and either control group, although a difference was found between the scores of the psychiatric control group and those of the general sample. Selected items from scale 4 (Psychopathic Deviate) and scale 9 (Hypomania) also produced no significant differences among g

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<620::AID-JCLP2270480507>3.0.CO;2-X

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年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractWith a sample of 64 adult psychiatric patients, we examined the construct validity of the Holden Psychological Screening Inventory (HPSI) for a clinical population. Factor analysis supported the three‐dimensional nature of the HPSI and the appropriateness of the instrument's scoring key. Reliability information confirmed the internal consistency of the inventory's scales. Clinical staff ratings were used as criteria, and analyses indicated that HPSI scales demonstrated convergent validity. Overall, findings extend previous nonclinical research on the HPSI and suggest that the instrument possesses construct validity for clinical application

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<627::AID-JCLP2270480508>3.0.CO;2-9

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年代:1992

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AbstractSome investigators have found higher levels of distress in late adulthood, but others have reported no differences between younger and older adults or even lower levels of distress in their older samples. In the present investigation, a sample of adults who had attended the same university and ranged in age from 22 to 86 were asked to complete the Brief Symptom Inventory. Subjects were divided into four age cohorts, and analyses were conducted to determine age‐related differences in the reporting of symptomatology. Older adults were more likely than younger adults to report symptoms that reflected distress over physical ailments and memory problems, but young adults were more likely to report symptoms of a primarily psychological natur

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<633::AID-JCLP2270480509>3.0.CO;2-H

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年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractPsychopathy ratings that employed the PCL‐R (Hare, 1985,1991) were compared in one clinical and three research samples (totalN= 285). Differences among the samples were not related to whether ratings were completed under the expressed promise of confidentiality of a research context vs. a pre‐parole psychological assessment. The problem of decision errors in prediction is highlighted to address the difficulty in integrating the PCL‐R into correctional policy. General issues related to the clinical application of the PCL‐R also are di

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<637::AID-JCLP2270480510>3.0.CO;2-V

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年代:1992

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AbstractAn untested assumption of malingering research is that persons who feign mental illness will not attempt to fake a particular disorder, but will be content to fabricate non‐specific and possibly global psychiatric impairment. We tested the effectiveness of the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS) to detect feigning of three diagnostic groupings: schizophrenia, mood disorders, and PTSD on 45 psychologically knowledgeable correctional residents. We found that the SIRS maintained its powers of discrimination with respect to clinical samples. Similar research on faking specific disorders is needed on the MMPI‐2 and other psychological measu

ISSN:0021-9762    

DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<643::AID-JCLP2270480511>3.0.CO;2-2

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1992

数据来源: WILEY