Table 3.
Medication use by category
All | PTSD | Non-PTSD | ||||
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Medications | N=194 | n=51 | n=143 | χ2 | df | p |
Antidepressants (%) | 39.4 | 54.9 | 33.8 | 6.14 | 1 | 0.013 |
Benzodiazepines (%) | 15.0 | 21.6 | 12.7 | 1.68 | 1 | 0.195 |
Sleeping pills (%) | 13.0 | 17.6 | 11.3 | 0.85 | 1 | 0.357 |
Morphine (mg)/day | N=194 | n=51 | n=143 | t | df | p |
Mean (SD) | 61.87 (121.53) | 54.67 (86.0) | 69.74 (139.12) | 0.73 | 191 | 0.469 |
Note: Bold results=p<0.05.
Sleeping pills = non-benzodiazepines, only prescribed for sleeping problems.