The Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in head-injured adults

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dc.contributor.authorShepard, Laura Annen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T18:21:56Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T18:21:56Z
dc.date.copyright1996en_US
dc.date.issued1996
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en
dc.description.abstractThe present study investigated the prevalence of PTSD, as measured by the Penn Inventory, in a sample of 50 head-injured adults. Fifty-eight percent of the total sample scored within the clinical range on the Penn Inventory, and 17% of this subgroup experienced neurogenic amnesia for the traumatic event. The presence of neurogenic amnesia in the PTSD subgroup was unrelated to the severity of PTSD symptomatology as rated by the Penn Inventory. Scores on the Penn Inventory were highly correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory, the PK and PS scales of the MMPI-2, and eight of the ten clinical scales of the MMPI-2. Contrary to expectations, there were no significant relationships between scores on the Penn Inventory and premorbid and demographic variables, indices of head injury severity, or neuropsychological test performance. These results suggest that PTSD may occur in presence of head injury and concomitant neurogenic amnesia for the traumatic event.
dc.format.extent53 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19667
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleThe Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in head-injured adultsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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