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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Apr 6;51(5):528–536. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.02.021

TABLE 3.

Statistically Significant Differences Among Depression Groups in Probands and Adult Caregivers

BRD (n = 42) LBD (n = 30) CD (n = 30) Test df p
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.