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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 2002 Aug;70(4):880–886. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.70.4.880

Table 1.

Intent-to-Treat and Therapy Completer Samples: Mean and Standard Deviation PSS Symptom Cluster and Total Scores for Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive-Processing Therapy at Each Assessment Point

Reexperiencing Avoidance Arousal Total




Assessment M SD M SD M SD M SD
Prolonged exposure
    1. Intent-to-treat 6.62 3.31 12.35 4.32 10.06 3.44 29.03 9.12
    1. Completer 6.35 2.86 12.89 4.47 10.07 3.50 29.32 8.76
    2. Intent-to-treat 6.78 3.26 12.31 4.52 9.56 3.34 28.62 9.47
    2. Completer 6.91 2.88 12.94 4.29 9.94 3.06 29.76 8.50
    3. Intent-to-treat 7.27 4.21 11.33 5.03 9.48 4.16 28.08 11.39
    3. Completer 7.70 4.13 11.79 4.91 9.74 4.21 29.23 11.16
    4. Intent-to-treat 5.54 3.90 8.71 5.08 7.70 3.74 21.95 11.09
    4. Completer 5.47 3.82 8.62 5.09 7.51 3.75 21.60 11.29
    5. Intent-to-treat 3.45 3.28 6.06 4.40 5.36 3.70 14.87 9.85
    5. Completer 3.42 3.30 6.13 4.41 5.36 3.74 14.92 9.94
Cognitive-processing therapy
    1. Intent-to-treat 6.69 3.09 12.73 4.57 10.07 2.77 29.50 8.29
    1. Completer 6.63 3.27 12.84 4.67 10.02 2.87 29.48 8.51
    2. Intent-to-treat 6.67 3.22 11.46 4.30 9.69 2.93 27.85 8.20
    2. Completer 6.54 3.24 11.13 4.28 9.78 3.06 27.47 8.37
    3. Intent-to-treat 7.21 3.47 10.83 4.76 9.03 3.40 26.88 9.27
    3. Completer 7.13 3.43 10.66 4.75 9.26 3.39 26.85 9.49
    4. Intent-to-treat 5.50 3.77 8.37 4.93 7.38 3.35 21.12 10.45
    4. Completer 5.46 3.78 8.34 4.98 7.44 3.33 21.11 10.56
    5. Intent-to-treat 2.75 2.86 5.53 4.20 5.05 3.62 13.33 9.26
    5. Completer 2.76 2.89 5.52 4.24 5.11 3.63 13.39 4.95

Note. PSS = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale.