The potential for faking on the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD
Lyons, J.A. ; Caddell, J.M. ; Pittman, R.L. ; Rawls, R. and Perrin, S. LU
(1994)
In Journal of Traumatic Stress
7(3).
p.441-445
- Abstract
- The Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD is widely used in the assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The high face-validity of the scale may make it vulnerable to faking however. The present study found that the scores of individuals instructed to respond 'as if' they had PTSD did not differ from the scores of veterans with PTSD. Furthermore, although veterans who were diagnosed as having PTSD were found to have significantly higher Mississippi Scale scores than those who did not meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD, the mean score for all groups (veteran and non-veteran) exceeded the originally recommended diagnostic cut-off score of 107. A cut-off score of 121 was found to best differentiate veterans with PTSD from... (More)
- The Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD is widely used in the assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The high face-validity of the scale may make it vulnerable to faking however. The present study found that the scores of individuals instructed to respond 'as if' they had PTSD did not differ from the scores of veterans with PTSD. Furthermore, although veterans who were diagnosed as having PTSD were found to have significantly higher Mississippi Scale scores than those who did not meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD, the mean score for all groups (veteran and non-veteran) exceeded the originally recommended diagnostic cut-off score of 107. A cut-off score of 121 was found to best differentiate veterans with PTSD from veterans who did not meet diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis, with high sensitivity but relatively low specificity. (Less)
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- author
- Lyons, J.A.
; Caddell, J.M.
; Pittman, R.L.
; Rawls, R.
and Perrin, S.
LU
- publishing date
- 1994-11-10
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- fabricated symptoms, malingering, Mississippi scale, PTSD assessment, adult, article, controlled study, human, major clinical study, male, posttraumatic stress disorder, rating scale, war
- in
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- volume
- 7
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 5 pages
- publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:0028061821
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF02102788
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
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- 453238f6-2277-4897-ae62-bd64ec09ef5e
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