TABLE 3.
BRD (n = 42) | LBD (n = 30) | CD (n = 30) | Test | df | p | |
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Proband | ||||||
Antisocial personality, n (%) | 11 (26.2)a | 7 (24.1)a | 0 (0.0)b | χ2 = 9.30 | 2 | .01 |
Adult Caregiver | ||||||
Depression (current), n (%) | 24 (57.1)a | 6 (20.7)b | 3 (11.5)b | χ2 = 18.15 | 2 | .001 |
PTSD (current), n (%) | 19 (45.2)a | 3 (10.3)b | 2 (7.7)b | χ2 = 16.76 | 2 | <.001 |
Functional impairment, (M ± SD) | 69.2 ± 12.9a | 74.6 ± 14.3ab | 81.3 ± 9.0b | F = 7.58 | 2, 93 | .001 |
Note: Items with different superscript letters are significantly different at α = 0.017.
BRD = bereavement-related depression (within 2 months of loss); CD = depression in controls; LBD = later depression in the bereaved group (≥ 1 year after loss); PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder.