Cognitive Functions in Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Q3 Arts and Humanities

Collegium Antropologicum Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI:10.5671/CA.44.4.2

A. Meštrović, M. Domijan, V. Mićković, Z. Lončar

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Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with changes in cognitive functions. The aim of the study was to investigate differences in cognitive abilities between PTSD patients and healthy controls. As PTSD is often accompanied by comorbidity, the PTSD patients with comorbid diagnoses were also included in our study. The study participants included 254 Croatian combat veterans (60 PTSD and 194 PTSD plus comorbidity) and control group of 125 healthy Croatian military and civilian pilots. The diagnosis of PTSD was made by clinical scale for PTSD assessment (CAPS), while cognitive abilities were measured by Wechsler intelligence scale (WAIS-III-R) and Rey test (ROCFT). The study results have confirmed that there is a significant difference in cognitive functions between the PTSD patients and healthy controls regarding age and education. The PTSD patients (PTSD only and PTSD with comorbidity) have shown lower general intellectual abilities, reduced capacity of working, numerical and visual memory, and decreased executive functions when compared to healthy controls. These results are an additional contribution to a better understanding and determination of changes in cognitive functions that occur in combat PTSD as a result of traumatic stress.

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对抗创伤后应激障碍的认知功能

创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）与认知功能的变化有关。这项研究的目的是调查PTSD患者和健康对照者在认知能力方面的差异。由于创伤后应激障碍通常伴有合并症，我们的研究也包括了有合并症诊断的创伤后应激功能障碍患者。研究参与者包括254名克罗地亚退伍军人（60名PTSD和194名PTSD加共病）和125名健康的克罗地亚军人和文职飞行员组成的对照组。PTSD的诊断采用临床PTSD评定量表（CAPS），认知能力采用韦氏智力量表（WAIS-III-R）和Rey检验（ROCFT）。研究结果证实，创伤后应激障碍患者和健康对照组在年龄和教育方面的认知功能存在显著差异。与健康对照组相比，PTSD患者（仅PTSD和患有合并症的PTSD）的一般智力能力较低，工作、数字和视觉记忆能力下降，执行功能下降。这些结果有助于更好地理解和确定在对抗创伤后应激障碍时因创伤压力而发生的认知功能变化。

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期刊介绍： International journal Collegium Antropologicum is the official journal of the Croatian Antropological Society and is jointly published by: Croatian Anthropological Society Croatian Association of Medical Anthropology - Croatian Medical Association Department of Natural Sciences, Anthropological Centre and the Scientific Council for Anthropological Research of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. With the numerous international recognition of co-operative experts, the Journal represents a relevant reference source in the fields of cultural and biological anthropology, sociology, ethnology, psychology, demography, history, archaeology, genetics, biomedicine, human ecology, nutrition and other fields related to multidisciplinary character of anthropology.