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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Stress. 2012 Apr;25(2):171–178. doi: 10.1002/jts.21683

Table 3. Diagnosis and Medication Regimen at Discharge Overall and by PTSD Status.

Variable Overall N = 140 No PTSD n = 100 Probable PTSD n = 40 Analysis

N/M % / SD n/M % / SD n/M % / SD t/χ2
Discharge diagnosis
PTSD 25 18.1 7 7.1 18 45.0 27.44***
Anxiety 8 5.8 6 6.1 2 5.0 0.07
Mood disorders
 Major depressive d/o 26 18.8 14 14.3 12 30.0 4.59*
 Dysthymic d/o 7 5.1 3 3.1 4 10.0 2.84
 Depressive d/o, NOS 19 13.8 13 13.3 6 15.0 0.07
 Bipolar d/o 11 8.0 8 8.2 3 7.5 0.02
 Mood d/o, NOS 31 22.5 23 23.5 8 20.0 0.20
Disruptive behavior
 Conduct d/o 9 6.5 8 8.2 1 2.5 1.49
 Opp. defiant d/o 20 14.5 14 14.3 6 15.0 0.01
 Disrupt beh. d/o, NOS 2 1.4 1 1.0 1 2.5 0.44
 ADHD 26 18.8 18 18.4 8 20.0 0.05
Impulse control d/o 6 4.3 6 6.1 2.56
Adjustment d/o 14 10.1 12 12.2 2 5.0 1.64
Substance use d/o 16 11.6 11 11.2 5 12.5 0.05
Pervasive dev. d/o 3 2.2 3 3.1 1.25
Psychotic spectrum d/o 8 5.8 6 6.1 2 5.0 0.07
No. admission diagnoses 1.67 .88 1.56 1.95 1.95 1.01 -2.39*
Medication at discharge
 Antidepressant 54 39.1 33 33.7 21 52.5 4.23*
 Stimulant 33 23.9 25 25.5 8 20.0 0.47
 Antipsychotic 53 38.4 34 34.7 19 47.5 1.97
 Mood stabilizer 14 10.1 9 9.2 5 12.5 0.34
 Anxiolytic 10 7.2 7 7.1 3 7.5 0.01
 Other 17 12.3 10 10.2 7 17.5 1.40
 No. medication classes 1.31 .97 1.20 .94 1.58 .98 -2.07*

Note. N=138 due to incomplete discharge data. PTSD= post-traumatic stress disorder, NOS = not otherwise specified, ADHD = attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, d/o = disorder, opp. defiant = oppositional defiant, disrupt beh. = disruptive behavior.

*

p <.05

**

p <.01

***

p <.001