Table 2.

Stress Scores for the Different Groups and Periods of Life

	ELSa Events Stress load	PPSb Events Stress load	ASc Events Stress load	PDSd Events (Range)	PSQe Events (Range)
Patients (N = 96)	5.89 ± 5.8	11.01 ± 7.1	5.03 ± 3.6	2.2 ± 1.9	3.7 ± 3.4
	46.4 ± 70.4	172.2 ± 176.7	135.7 ± 155.8	(0–8)	(0–14)
Comparison Ss (N = 31)	1.77 ± 2.2	4.39 ± 3.58	4.94 ± 3.1	0.65 ± 0.9	1.6 ± 1.8
	10.7 ± 17.5	45.1 ± 66.0	45.7 ± 49.3	(0–3)	(0–6)
Group differences:	14.84, p < .01	24.62, p < .001	F < 1. n.s.	19.14,	11.57,
F(1,125) =	8.15, p < .01	15.29, p < .001	9.99, p < .01	p < .001	p < .001

Note. The Early Trauma Inventory (ETI) assesses stress load in four domains: general trauma, physical abuse, emotional neglect, and sexual abuse. Two scores are presented: the cumulated number of experienced events (top rows) and the stress load calculated accordingly to the ETI guidelines (bottom row). ^aELS: Early life stress covers stress load in the time period before the age of 6 years. ^bPPS: Pre-pubertal stress covers stress load in the time period before the individual onset of puberty. ^cAS: Adulthood stress covers stress load in the time period between puberty and the current age. ^dPDS: Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale assesses the number of traumatic experiences across life. ^ePSQ: Prenatal Stress Questionnaire assesses adverse events experienced by the clients' mother during pregnancy. Results are presented in the format M ± SD, score ranges are added in brackets.