Table 3.
PTSD criteria | PCL-5 questions clusters for PTSD criteria | T1 Σ score | T2 Σ score | T3 Σ score | Overall difference from T1–T3 (week 1 to week 4) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
B: Intrusion | 1 to 5 | 14 | 11 | 8 | −6 |
C: Persistent | 6 and 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | −5 |
D: Negative alterations in cognition and mood | 8 to 14 | 19 | 16 | 17 | −2 |
E: Alterations in arousal and reactivity | 15 to 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | −2 |
Total score | 1 to 20 | 59 | 48 | 44 | −15 |
Table key: T1 = week 1 (pretest), T2 = week 2 (midpoint), T3 = week 4 (posttest), Σ = sum (of cluster questions per PTSD criteria).