Lower precombat intelligence is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder
Lower precombat intelligence is a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder
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DOI：
10.1037/0022-006x.66.2.323
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发表时间：
1998-04-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Pitman, RK
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作者：
Macklin, ML;Metzger, LJ;Pitman, RK
作者通过研究战前智力、当前智力和自我报告的创伤后应激障碍症状之间的联系，检验了智力和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）之间的关系。在59名创伤后应激障碍和31名非创伤后应激障碍的越战退伍军人中获得了军事能力倾向测试结果，这些退伍军人接受了心理诊断面试和当前的智力测试。即使在调整了战斗暴露的程度后，根据临床医生管理的PTSD量表评估，战斗前智力较低的人更容易出现PTSD症状。在调整了战前智力因素后，当前智力与创伤后应激障碍之间的关联不再显著。这些结果表明，较低的创伤前智力增加了患创伤后应激障碍症状的风险，而不是创伤后应激障碍降低了智力测试的表现。
The authors examined the relation between intelligence and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by studying the association among precombat intelligence, current intelligence, and self-reported PTSD symptoms. Military aptitude test results were obtained in 59 PTSD and 31 non-PTSD Vietnam combat veterans who had undergone a psychodiagnostic interview and current intelligence testing. People with lower precombat intelligence were more likely to develop PTSD symptoms as assessed by the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale even after adjustment for extent of combat exposure. The association between current intelligence and PTSD was no longer significant after adjusting for precombat intelligence. These results suggest that lower pretrauma intelligence increases risk for developing PTSD symptoms, not that PTSD lowers performance on intelligence tests.