Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
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10.29252/nrip.irj
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2018
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Executive Function and Attention Deficits in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Study on Iranian War Veterans
روانشناسی
Psychology
پژوهشي
Original Research Articles
<p font-size:="" sans="" source="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: justify;"><strong>Objectives:</strong> Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) show poor cognitive performance during neuropsychological tests. Literature is scarce regarding veterans suffering with chronic PTSD. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to compare the cognitive deficiencies of veterans with chronic PTSD with those of healthy participants.<br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 51 hospitalized veterans and 45 healthy individuals were selected using a purposeful sampling method. Both groups performed a simple Stroop Test and the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) and completed the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).<br>
<strong>Results:</strong> The results of independent samples t-test showed a significant difference in cognitive impairment between the veterans with PTSD and healthy subjects, and the veterans had lower performances on most aspects of the tests than that of the control group.<br>
<strong>Discussion: </strong>According to our results, veterans with chronic PTSD showed lower cognitive performance than that of healthy individuals. This suggests that examination of the cognitive functioning of patients with PTSD can be useful in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of PTSD.</p>
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PTSD, Disabled veteran, Executive functions, Attention
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Rajab
Samadi
dr.samady@yahoo.com
1800319475328460016820
1800319475328460016820
No
Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Emran Mohammad
Razaghi Kashani
razighie@sina.tums.ac.ir
1800319475328460016821
1800319475328460016821
No
Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam
Kami
maryamkamie@gmail.com
1800319475328460016822
1800319475328460016822
No
Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Omid
Rezaei
om.rezaei@uswr.ac.ir
1800319475328460016823
1800319475328460016823
Yes
Psychosis Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.