Neuropsychology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 68 (3) , 807-810
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1989.68.3.807
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to describe a pilot neuropsychological investigation of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. 14 patients diagnosed (by DSM-III—R criteria) as having posttraumatic stress disorder were administered the Four-word Short-term Memory test. Only two of the 14 patients did not meet one of the two criteria for cognitive impairment. Research directions are discussed.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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