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. 2015 Jul 24;1(1):34–41. doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.000190

Table 2. Tetrachoric correlations examining comorbidity among mental health indices.

Severe distress Severe distress1 PTSD2 Explosive anger3
Severe distress 1.00
PTSD 0.78** 1.00
Explosive anger 0.51** 0.45* 1.00
1

Severe distress based on a score of ≥30 on K10.

2

PTSD using a cut-off point of 2.0 based on mean PTSD symptom scores.

3

Explosive anger defined by DSM-IV intermittent explosive disorder criteria.

*

P<0.05; **P<0.01.