A methodological review of MMPI and Rorschach findings assessing combat-related PTSD in Vietnam veteransThere has been a proliferation of assessment research on PTSD over the past twenty years. In spite of recent advances in the PTSD assessment research, there continues to be a controversy as to whether the MMPI or Rorschach is more useful in determining the presence of PTSD. The need for reliable and valid measures to assess combat-related PTSD is urgent, as an increasing number of soldiers return from war zones. This literature review proposes to examine the existing literature reporting the findings of both the MMPI and Rorschach in the assessment of PTSD in Vietnam veterans. The purpose of this review is to compare the two instruments and examine each test's practical and conceptual contributions to the understanding of combat PTSD. The methodological efficacy of the studies conducted with Vietnam veterans is examined. In addition, the question of the relationship between premorbid personality and the development and nature of PTSD is investigated. The research reviewed in this study is weakened by several methodological and scholarly limitations. The significance of precombat factors in determining individual outcomes of combat experience is not mentioned in the literature. In addition, the findings of the assessment literature suggest the possibility of unique PTSD subtypes within Vietnam veterans. Furthermore, this review indicated that it is important to interpret Rorschach and MMPI findings in the context of current PTSD theory, especially pertaining to combat-related situations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)https://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/bibliography/2000-2009/2006/katsounari_methodological_2006https://www.upress.umn.edu/logo.png
Ioanna D Katsounari
(2006)
A methodological review of MMPI and Rorschach findings assessing combat-related PTSD in Vietnam veterans