Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the PTSD+MDD and the PTSD-MDD group.
| Measure | PTSD + MDD
(mean ± SD) |
PTSD - MDD
(mean ± SD) |
df | Sig.
(two-tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 27 | 22 | ||
| Age (range 21–57) | 37.41 (±10.12) | 33.87 (±8.43) | 47 | 0.239 |
| Education (ISCED level) | 4.00 (±1.20) | 3.65 (±1.23) | 46 | 0.311 |
| Handedness (Right/Left/Ambidexter) | (21/4/2) | (20/0/2) | 2 | 0.169 |
| Number of times deployed (range 1–15) | 2.16 (±1.43) | 3.18 (±4.22) | 45 | 0.898 |
| Time since last deployment (years) | 8.00 (±8.537) | 7.05 (±8.72) | 45 | 0.706 |
| Country of last deployment | ||||
| Afghanistan | 13 | 17 | ||
| Former Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | ||
| Other | 8 | 5 | ||
| CAPS total score | 75.15 (±12.45) | 65.09 (±12.87) | 47 | 0.008* |
| Cluster B | 22.67 (±5.61) | 22.64 (±5.43) | 47 | 0.985 |
| Cluster C | 27.48 (±8.76) | 18.59 (±8.30) | 47 | 0.001* |
| Cluster D | 25.00 (±4.47) | 23.86 (±4.97) | 47 | 0.404 |
| Negative Affect (MASQ) | 52.12 (±14.91) | 46.00 (±10.50) | 42 | 0.130 |
| Positive Affect (MASQ) | 40.87 (±15.80) | 51.70 (±10.50) | 42 | 0.012* |
| Somatic Anxiety (MASQ) | 44.75 (±13.52) | 41.50 (±10.91) | 42 | 0.392 |
| Current comorbid disorder (SCID) | ||||
| Major depressive disorder | 27 | - | ||
| Anxiety disorder | 10 | 7 | ||
| Anxiety disorder & somatoform disorder | - | 1 | ||
| Somatoform disorder | 1 | 1 | ||
*Significant differences between groups; p<0.05