Table 4.
Potentially traumatic event and intense fear, helplessness, or horror (criterion A) frequencies.
| Trauma type | Endorsed event N (%) | Endorsed criterion A N (%) | Criterion A met before military N (%) | Criterion A met during military N (%) | Criterion A met after military N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood physical abuse | 161 (45) | 131 (37) | 131 (37) | - | - |
| Childhood sexual abuse | 66 (19) | 46 (13) | 46 (13) | - | - |
| Medical/unexpected death | 317 (89) | 219 (62) | 113 (32) | 156 (44) | 76 (21) |
| Accident/disaster | 282 (79) | 150 (42) | 87 (24) | 83 (23) | 34 (10) |
| Adult sexual assault | 29 (8) | 19 (5) | 8 (2) | 10 (3) | 3 (1) |
| Adult physical assault | 231 (65) | 150 (42) | 95 (27) | 77 (22) | 35 (10) |
| War-zone exposure | 251 (71) | 177 (50) | 2 (1) | 176 (49) | 4 (1) |
| At least one trauma | 352 (99) | 336 (94) | 238 (67) | 249 (70) | 105 (29) |
Participants endorsed recurrence of the same criterion A trauma category in multiple time periods, so the sum of participants endorsing a trauma before, during, and after the military is not equal to the number of participants endorsing lifetime criterion A trauma for a given category.