Cognitive performance and post-traumatic stress disorder in persons exposed to war and imprisonment

被引：0

作者：

Bobic, J ^{[1
]}

Pavicevic, L ^{[1
]}

Gomzi, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Med Res & Occupat Hlth, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

来源：

STUDIA PSYCHOLOGICA | 2003年 / 45卷 / 02期

关键词：

PTSD; prisoners of war; post-traumatic stress disorder; cognitive ability; neuropsychological test performance;

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中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

A short set of cognitive tests was applied twice to a sample of 57 ex-prisoners of war, who had been exposed to war conditions before imprisonment. They were all right-handed men diagnosed as PTSD or partial PTSD on their first arrival. Their average age was 33.6 years, and they had been imprisoned from 30 to 720 days. The overall mean test and retest scores on Digit Span, Benton Visual Retention Test. Word Fluency Test and Complex Reactionmeter Drenovac were within the expected values for age and education. The differences between test and retest results show a significant decrease in psychomotor speed. Furthermore. younger ex-POWs with partial or lull PTSD are more likely to show increased performance in recent memory, psychomotor speed and visual retention over time.

引用

页码：111 / 119

页数：9

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