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The present study examined the normative scores and psychometric properties of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) within a non-treatment-seeking sample of soldiers deployed to combat zones in Iraq, compared with a sample of community adults matched with respect to age and gender. Results indicate the scores and properties of the PAI scales were generally quite similar in the Iraq and community samples, with modest differences emerging on only 3 subscales addressing antisocial behavior, issues with close relationships, and interpersonal vigilance. These results suggest that standard normative interpretation of PAI scales is appropriate even when the instrument is administered in a combat zone. In comparison with prior research, the results may suggest that documented mental health issues among combat veterans, when present, may be particularly likely to emerge postdeployment. (Contains 6 tables.)

In an earlier study Parish in 1988 found that children's perceived hateful behaviors of their parents were associated with diminished self-concepts of their college-age children. In the present study, students, perceptions of hateful behaviors by professors likewise were associated with diminished self-concepts of their college students (r=.18) as well as how hatefully these students acted toward their professors (r=.39). Finally, how hatefully students acted toward their professors was also significantly related to how negatively they perceived themselves (i.e., developed a low self-concept) (r=.17). Explanations and possible implications of these findings are discussed.

A response by Rodney L. Coldren, Michael L. Russell, Robert V. Parish, Michael Dretsch and Mark P. Kelly to a letter to the editor about their article "The ANAM LAcks Utility as a Diagnostic or Screening Tool for Concussion More Than 10 Days Following Injury," in the 2013 issue of "Military Medicine" is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented regarding a research which evaluated the performance of several neurocognitive tests in the differentiation of concussed and non-concussed soldiers serving in Iraq between January and April 2009.