TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Posttraumatic stress disorder-associated cognitive deficits on the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status in a veteran population
JO  - Federal practitioner
A1  - Hantke, Nathan
A1  - Adamson, Maheen M.
A1  - Noda, Art
A1  - Lazzeroni, Laura C.
A1  - Beaudreau, Sherry A.
A1  - Yutsis, Maya
A1  - Fairchild, J. Kaci
A1  - Kinoshita, Lisa M.
A1  - Kong, Jennifer
A1  - Sheng, Tong
A1  - Waltzman, Dana
A1  - Ashford, John Wesson
A1  - Yesavage, Jerome A.
SP  - 28
EP  - 34
VL  - 38
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a frequent problem of veterans receiving care and is often associated with cognitive deficits. The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) is a well-validated cognitive screening measure often used in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), particularly in neurorehabilitation settings. However, the influence of PTSD on RBANS performance is unclear, particularly within a heterogeneous VA outpatient population in which PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI) may not be the primary focus of care. <br><br>METHODS: Participants included 153 veterans with complex deployment-related health problems, including a diagnosis of PTSD (n = 98) and a history of TBI (n = 92). All veterans completed a targeted cognitive battery that included the Wechsler Test of Adult Reading, the Wechsler Adults Intelligence Scale, measure assessing processing speed, attention, and cognitive flexibility, and RBANS. <br><br>RESULTS: A diagnosis of PTSD was associated with worse performance on the Story Recall subtest of the RBANS, but not on any other cognitive measures. A diagnosis of mild TBI, or co-occurring PTSD and TBI did not predict cognitive performance on any measures. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The RBANS best captured cognitive deficits associated with PTSD compared with a history of mild TBI or co-occurring mild TBI and PTSD. These findings may provide insight into the interpretation and attribution of cognitive deficits in the veteran population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-4497
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12788/fp.0083
ID  - ref1
ER  -