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Comparative Study
. 1996 Nov;153(11):1492-4.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.153.11.1492.

Cognitive functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder

D H Barrett  1 , M L Green, R Morris, W H Giles, J B Croft
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Comparative Study

Cognitive functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder

D H Barrett et al. Am J Psychiatry. 1996 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: The authors examined the association of cognitive impairment with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric diagnoses known to affect cognitive functioning.

Method: The results of standardized neuropsychological tests were compared in four groups of Vietnam veterans: veterans with both a lifetime history of PTSD and a current diagnosis of depression, anxiety, or substance abuse; veterans with only a PTSD diagnosis; veterans with only a current diagnosis of depression, anxiety, or substance abuse; and veterans with none of these diagnoses.

Results: Veterans with both PTSD and concurrent diagnoses. exhibited more impairment in cognitive functioning than did veterans without these diagnoses.

Conclusions: Cognitive deficits seen among persons diagnosed with PTSD may be associated with their concomitant diagnoses.

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