Table 3.
PTSD status and prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders, functional impairment, and health
PTSD status |
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I. PTSD-current (n = 94) % |
II. PTSD-past (n =87) % |
III. PTSD-resistant (n =140) % |
Omnibus test |
Pairwise differencesa |
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χ2 | P | |||||
DSM-IV diagnosesb (n = 321) | ||||||
Major depressive disorder | 58.5 | 31.0 | 15.0 | 48.9 | <.001 | I > II, III; II > III |
Bipolar disorder | 17.0 | 17.2 | 14.3 | 0.5 | .79 | – |
Panic disorder | 13.8 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 9.1 | .01 | I, II > III |
Generalized anxiety disorder | 9.6 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 6.6 | .04 | I > III |
Substance-related disorder | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .40 | – |
Any of the above | 73.4 | 43.7 | 20.7 | <.001 | I > II, III; II > III | |
Sheehan disability scale (n = 317) | ||||||
Familyc | 38.5 | 19.8 | 12.1 | 22.7 | <.001 | I > II, III |
Socialc | 46.7 | 24.7 | 12.2 | 34.6 | <.001 | I > II, III; II > III |
Social adjustment scale | ||||||
Problems with partner (n = 109) | 26.5 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 3.6 | .16 | – |
Problems with children (n = 291) | 20.0 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 12.5 | .002 | I > II, III |
At least 7 days work lost | 49.5 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 21.0 | <.001 | I > II, III |
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | F | P | ||
Health/functioningd (n = 308) | ||||||
SF-12 Mental Component Summary | 34.2 (9.8) | 42.1 (11.4) | 48.8 (11.5) | 47.7 | <.001 | I > II, III; II > III |
SF-12 Physical Component Summary | 38.0 (11.1) | 38.7 (11.5) | 37.6 (12.2) | 0.3 | .77 | – |
PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; SF-12, 12-Item Short Form Health Survey.
Pairwise differences significant at P <.05 are displayed. Pairwise tests were conducted only when the omnibus test was significant at P <.05 and values for significant comparisons are reported in the results section.
Assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I).
Impairment was defined as a score ≥7 (marked or extreme impairment).
Assessed with the Medical Outcome Study SF-12. Higher scores are more favorable.