Table 2. Maltreatment, PTSD Symptoms, and Diagnostic Clinical Characteristics of Maltreated Youth and Maltreated Youth with PTSD.
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Maltreated
N=32 |
Maltreated with PTSD
N=31 |
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| History of maltreatment types | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Statistic | p |
| Witnessing Intimate partner violence (Yes/No) | 26/6 | 26/5 | FET | 1.0 | ||
| Physical abuse (Yes/No) | 20/12 | 26/5 | FET | 0.09 | ||
| Sexual abuse (Yes/No) | 6/26 | 14/17 | FET | 0.03 | ||
| Neglect-failure to supervise (Yes/No) | 30/2 | 28/3 | FET | 0.67 | ||
| Neglect-failure to provide (Yes/No) | 15/17 | 17/14 | FET | 0.62 | ||
| Emotional abuse (Yes/No) | 13/19 | 23/8 | FET | 0.01 | ||
| Witnessing or victim of other personal violence (violent crime) (Yes/No) | 18/14 | 16/15 | FET | 0.80 | ||
| Corporal punishment (Yes/No) | 30/2 | 30/1 | FET | 1.0 | ||
| Mean Number of maltreatment types (8 total) Mean±SD (range) | 5.22 (2–8) | 1.34 | 6.19 (3–8) | 1.40 | F(1,62)=7.98 | 0.006 |
| DSM-IV TR Diagnoses | ||||||
| PTSD chronic | — | — | 31 | |||
| Age of onset PTSD years (Mean±SD) (range) | — | — | 6.88 (3.0–12.5) | 2.26 | ||
| Duration of PTSD years (Mean±SD) (range) | — | — | 2.89 (0.25–8.33) | 2.31 | ||
| Total # of PTSD symptoms (Mean±SD) (range) | 3.57 (0–8) | 2.5 (7–15) | 11.51 | 2.3 | F(1,62)=162.1 | <0.0001 |
| Mean number of Internalizing disorders | 0.22 | 0.42 | 2.1 | 0.94 | F(1,62)=105.3 | <0.0001 |
| Major depression (Yes/No) | 3/29 | 15/16 | FET | 0.0008 | ||
| Dysthymia (Yes/No) | 0/32 | 6/25 | FET | 0.01 | ||
| Major depressive disorder NOS (Yes/No) | 1/31 | 0/31 | FET | 1.0 | ||
| Generalized anxiety disorder (Yes/No) | 4/28 | 8/23 | FET | 0.21 | ||
| Separation anxiety disorder (Yes/No) | 0/32 | 5/26 | FET | 0.02 | ||
| Mean number of disruptive disorders | 0.78 | 0.83 | 1.48 | 1.03 | F(1,62)=8.91 | 0.004 |
| ADHD (any) (Yes/No) | 17/15 | 23/8 | FET | 0.12 | ||
| ADHD-combined type (Yes/No) | 6/26 | 15/16 | FET | <0.02 | ||
| ADHD-inattentive type (Yes/No) | 8/24 | 4/27 | FET | 0.34 | ||
| ADHD-hyperactive type (Yes/No) | 1/31 | 1/30 | FET | 1.0 | ||
| ADHD NOS (Yes/No) | 2/30 | 3/28 | FET | 0.67 | ||
| Oppositional defiant disorder (Yes/No) | 5/27 | 15/16 | FET | 0.007 | ||
| Conduct disorder (Yes/No) | 1/31 | 6/25 | FET | 0.05 | ||
| Disruptive behavioral disorder NOS (Yes/No) | 2/30 | 2/29 | FET | 1.0 | ||
| Mean number of above Axis I disorders | 1.00 | 0.98 | 3.58 | 1.61 | F(1,62)=59.5 | <0.0001 |
| Adjustment disorder with depressed mood (Yes/No) | 1/31 | 0/31 | FET | 1.0 | ||
| Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood (Yes/No) | 4/28 | 0/31 | FET | 0.11 | ||
| Adjustment disorder with anxiety (Yes/No) | 7/25 | 0/31 | FET | 0.01 | ||
| Mean total number of Adjustment Disorders | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | F(1,62)=18.0 | <0.0001 |
Abbreviations: ADHD, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; FET, Fisher's Exact Test; NOS, not otherwise specified.