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This study examines the relationship between service-connection (financial compensation) and exaggeration of PTSD symptoms. Sixty inpatient Vietnam combat veterans in PTSD treatment comprised three groups: those financially compensated for PTSD, those financially compensated for physical or other mental problems, and those not financially compensated. Results indicate that those veterans who are not service-connected do not exaggerate symptoms on the MMPI F-scale more than those who are service-connected. Also, F scores reported for inpatient PTSD were higher than previously established cut-off criteria found chiefly in outpatient populations. Implications for therapists' biases concerning financial compensation and symptom claims are discussed in terms of their clinical relevance.
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Jordan, R.G., Nunley, T.V. & Cook, R.R. Symptom exaggeration in a PTSD inpatient population: Response set or claim for compensation. J Trauma Stress 5, 633–642 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00979231
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