Table 1. Demographic Characteristics and Descriptive Statistics by Partner Status.
| PTSD identified patient (n = 46) | Partner (n = 46) | |
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| Characteristic | M or n (SD or %) | M or n (SD or %) |
| Age | 37.3 (10.7) | 38.0 (11.7) |
| Male | 13 (28.3%) | 28 (60.9%) |
| Non-Caucasian | 14 (30.4%) | 8 (17.4%) |
| Married | 17 (37.0%) | 17 (37.0%) |
| Military veteran status | 9 (19.6%) | 1 (2.2%) |
| Employed at least part-time | 26 (56.5%) | 32 (69.6%) |
| Years since trauma | 14.5 (13.1) | - |
| Current co-morbid diagnoses | 30 (65.2%) | 14 (30.4%) |
| Mood disorder | 19 (41.3%) | 4 (8.7%) |
| Other anxiety disorder | 13 (28.3%) | 6 (13.0%) |
| Substance use disorder | 1 (2.2%) | 2 (4.3%) |
| Stable psychotropic medications | 22 (47.8%) | 10 (21.7%) |
| Outcome Measures | ||
| Partner accommodation (SORTS) | ||
| Total score | 31.22 (21.09) | |
| Frequency subscale | 15.72 (10.35) | |
| Intensity subscale | 15.49 (11.28) | |
| PTSD symptoms | ||
| Clinician-rated (CAPS) | 73.35 (13.98) | |
| Patient report (PCL-S) | 55.37 (12.12) | |
| Partner report (PCL-P) | 45.30 (14.52) | |
| Relationship adjustment (DAS) | 100.11 (20.96) | |
| Perceived social support (MSPSS) | ||
| Total score | 4.78 (1.03) | 5.52 (0.72) |
| Family subscale | 3.96 (1.73) | 5.16 (1.12) |
| Friends subscale | 4.70 (1.51) | 5.38 (0.98) |
| Significant other subscale | 5.66 (1.30) | 6.01 (1.07) |
| Depression (BDI-II) | 23.51 (11.98) | 9.52 (8.92) |
| Anxiety (STAI) | ||
| Trait subscale | 51.89 (11.29) | 38.08 (10.82) |
| State subscale | 49.40 (12.52) | 35.17 (12.18) |
| Total score | 101.28 (21.93) | 73.26 (22.03) |
| Anger (STAXI) | ||
| Trait subscale | 22.64 (6.97) | 16.91 (5.37) |
| State subscale | 12.80 (4.65) | 11.72 (4.88) |
| Expression subscale | 35.10 (10.58) | 23.71 (9.54) |
Note. PTSD = Posttraumatic stress disorder. SORTS = Significant Others' Responses to Trauma Scale. CAPS = Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. PCL-S = PTSD Checklist patient self-report. PCL-P = partner/collateral report of patients' symptoms on PTSD Checklist. DAS = Dyadic Adjustment Scale. MSPSS = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory II. STAI = State Trait Anxiety Inventory. STAXI = State Trait Anger Expression Inventory.