Association of intelligence with severity of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Vietnam Combat veterans
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 June 1995
Richard J. McNally, Lisa M. Shin
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Cognitive variables may affect the ability to cope with trauma, thereby affecting whether a person develops chronic PTSD, and estimated full-scale IQ significantly predicted variance in PTSD symptoms beyond that predicted by extent of combat exposure.
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Cognitive variables may affect the ability to cope with trauma, thereby affecting whether a person develops chronic PTSD.
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