Abstract
ABSTRACTObjective: The purpose of the study was to investigate differences between veterans (N = 51) with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), PTSD and alcohol dependence (participating in residential treatment), and mTBI on measures of anxiety and depression. It was hypothesized that presence of comorbid conditions with PTSD would result in higher depression and anxiety scores than presence of PTSD alone.Methods: All subjects were administered the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Multiple Analyses of Variance (MANOVA) and univariate statistics were conducted to examine differences between groups. Results: Significant differences between groups on BAI scores and BDI scores were found, with the PTSD and alcohol dependence group having the highest scores on BAI and BDI-II scores. Conclusions: Findings support ongoing screening of depression and anxiety in clinical settings, particularly when comorbid conditions exist with PTSD (e.g., mTBI).
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