Table 2.
Trauma exposure reported for the CAPS interview and DSM-IV PTSD prevalence.
| Index trauma description |
N=185 % (n) |
% (n) Met DSM-IV Criterion A1 |
% (n) Met DSM-IV Criterion A2 |
% (n) Met DSM-IV PTSD Criteria |
% (n) Met DSM-5 Criterion A |
% (n) Met DSM-5 Criterion A and DSM-IV B, C, and D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood physical abuse | 3 (6) | 100 (6) | 100 (6) | 33 (2) | 100 (6) | 33 (2) |
| Childhood sexual abuse or assault | 10 (18) | 100 (18) | 100 (18) | 72 (13) | 100 (18) | 72 (13) |
| Witnessed or experienced violence as a child | 2 (4) | 100 (4) | 100 (4) | 25 (1) | 100 (4) | 25 (1) |
| Adult physical assault | 2 (4) | 100 (4) | 100 (4) | 25 (1) | 100 (4) | 25 (1) |
| Adult domestic violence | 8 (14) | 100 (14) | 100 (14) | 64 (9) | 100 (14) | 64 (9) |
| Adult sexual assault | 5 (9) | 100 (9) | 100 (9) | 89 (8) | 100 (9) | 89 (8) |
| Witnessed or experienced violence as an adult | 16 (30) | 97 (29) | 93 (28) | 53 (16) | 93 (28) | 53 (16) |
| Death of family member / close friend | 21 (39) | 100 (39) | 97 (38) | 38 (15) | 77 (30) | 33 (13) |
| Serious accident / motor vehicle accident / fire | 11 (20) | 100 (20) | 95 (19) | 25 (5) | 90 (18) | 25 (5) |
| Exposure to combat/war | 15 (26) | 100 (26) | 92 (24) | 69 (18) | 96 (25) | 69 (18) |
| Natural disaster | 1 (2) | 100 (2) | 100 (2) | 0 (0) | 50 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Other trauma | 7 (13) | 77 (10) | 69 (9) | 38 (5) | 54 (7) | 31 (4) |