An ethnocultural study of posttraumatic stress disorder in African-American and White American Vietnam War Veterans

This study examined the intensity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) s ymptoms as measured by the Mississippi Scale, the Keane (PK), and the PTSD (PS) Scales of the MMPI-2 in a sample of 34 African-American and 34 White A merican Vietnam War Veterans who sought treatment in a Specialized Inpatien t PTSD Unit. The scores of the two groups on the Beck Depression Inventory and the clinical scales of the MMPI-2 were also compared. The ethnocultural ly different sample was marched on intensity of combat exposure, marital st atus, employment status, age, and education. No significant: differences on the measures of PTSD symptoms were noted and no significant differences we re found on the Beck scale or the MMPI-2 clinical scales.