Table 3.
Mean PTSD Symptoms and Rate of Life-Threatening Exposures as a Function of Class Membership
| Class |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resilient (n = 157) |
Distressed–improving (n = 18) |
Distressed–worsening (n = 3) |
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| Variable | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD |
| Modified PCL-M | 19.69 | 3.30 | 37.17 | 6.70 | 27.33 | 2.89 |
| Baseline | ||||||
| 6 months | 19.43 | 3.87 | 33.21 | 12.83 | 34.33 | 6.65 |
| 12 months | 19.61 | 3.82 | 26.30 | 6.15 | 56.00 | 1.41 |
| 18 months | 19.12 | 3.28 | 24.64 | 7.02 | 38.09 | 1.28 |
| 24 months | 20.41 | 5.46 | 24.81 | 5.40 | 45.00 | 19.80 |
| CIHQ | ||||||
| Baseline | 3.34 | 4.10 | 5.94 | 6.28 | 12.00 | 14.18 |
| 6 months | 2.38 | 3.84 | 2.11 | 4.10 | 13.00 | 10.54 |
| 12 months | 3.43 | 6.29 | 1.17 | 1.98 | 30.00 | 49.30 |
| 18 months | 2.76 | 5.15 | 1.30 | 2.06 | 11.33 | 19.63 |
| 24 months | 3.48 | 6.64 | 1.06 | 4.45 | 11.33 | 19.63 |
| Cumulative | 15.39 | 17.18 | 12.67 | 9.27 | 81.33 | 64.66 |
Note: PCL-M = PTSD Checklist-Military Version; CIHQ = Critical Incident History Questionnaire; Baseline = first reported exposure on active duty; Exposure = reported incidents of exposure to 14 possible life-threatening events experienced in the line of duty endorsed on the CIHQ; Cumulative = cumulative exposure to 14 possible life-threatening events as reported on the CIHQ.