Psychological Symptoms and Rates of Performance Validity Improve Following Trauma-Focused Treatment in Veterans with PTSD and History of Mild-to-Moderate TBI.
Sarah M JurickLaura D CrockerVictoria C MerrittSamantha N HoffmanAmber V KellerGraham M L EglitKatherine J BangenSonya B NormanDawn M SchiehserCarie S RodgersElizabeth W TwamleyAmy J JakPublished in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2019)
Both PVT groups experienced improved psychological symptoms following treatment. Veterans who failed PVTs at baseline demonstrated better test engagement following treatment, resulting in higher rates of valid PVTs at follow-up. Veterans with invalid PVTs should be enrolled in trauma-focused treatment and may benefit from neuropsychological assessment after, rather than before, treatment.