A - 125 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity and its Relationship to Performance on the Test of Memory Malingering in a Veteran Sample

• Published in: Archives of clinical neuropsychology 2023-10, Vol.38 (7), p.1297-1297
• Main Authors: Marceaux, Janice C, Bain, Kathleen M, Andrews, Anthony P, Valencia, Julianna P
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1873-5843; 1873-5843
• DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acad067.142

Abstract Objective To examine relationships between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and performance on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) trials in veterans without a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorder. Method A sample of 47 clinically-referred veterans (80.9% male; Mage = 57.47, SD = 14.83; Medu = 13.91, SD = 2.5) who did not meet criteria for a neurocognitive disorder completed the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) and the TOMM. Primary diagnoses included PTSD (48.9%), no diagnosis (23.4%), and depression (19.1%). A cutoff of 45 was used for each trial; 47 completed Trial 1 (TOMM-T1), 17 completed Trial 2 (TOMM-T2), and 10 completed Retention Trial (TOMM-Ret). Nine participants (19.1%) failed the TOMM. Analyses included Pearson correlation, Spearman correlation, and independent-samples t-tests. Age was negatively correlated with PCL-5 and positively correlated with TOMM-T1; therefore, relevant partial correlations were conducted. Results TOMM-T1 demonstrated a moderate, negative correlation with PCL-5, rs(45) = −0.469, p