Abstract
The ability to copy figures was evaluated in 41 subjects with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 27 trauma-exposed, non-PTSD comparison subjects. Individuals with PTSD demonstrated significantly impaired performance. However, after adjusting for pre-trauma variables, there was only a marginally significant association between figure-copying performance and PTSD. These findings are consistent with pre-trauma visual-spatial impairment as being among the risk factors for chronic PTSD.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Adult Children / psychology
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
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Child
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Child Abuse, Sexual / diagnosis
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Child Abuse, Sexual / psychology
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Chronic Disease
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Combat Disorders / diagnosis
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Combat Disorders / psychology
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neurologic Examination / statistics & numerical data
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Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data
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Orientation*
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Pattern Recognition, Visual*
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Psychometrics
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Psychomotor Performance*
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology*
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Veterans / psychology
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Vietnam