Table 3.
CAPS-5 scores for all patients in the study of a therapy to reduce noncombat-related PTSD symptomsa
| CAPS-5 Scores | Initial, no. (%) | Posttreatment, no. (%) | Follow-up, no. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| PTSD diagnosis present | 30 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 26 (100) | 1 (4) | 24 (96) |
| Dissociative subtype | 13 (43) | 17 (57) | 2 (8) | 24 (92) | 2 (8) | 22 (92) |
| Distressing dreams (B2) | 15 (50) | 15 (50) | 1 (4) | 25 (96) | 3 (13) | 21 (87) |
| Sleep disturbance (E6) | 21 (70) | 9 (30) | 6 (23) | 20 (77) | 4 (17) | 20 (83) |
| Score averagesb | ||||||
| Average total score for criteria B–E | 44.93 (80) | 10.46 (80) | 8.66 (80) | |||
| Criterion B average | 12.5 (20) | 3.42 (20) | 1.96 (20 | |||
| Criterion C average | 5.97 (8) | 23 (8 | 0.17 (8 | |||
| Criterion D average | 15.7 (28) | 3.42 (28) | 3.29 (28) | |||
| Criterion E average | 10.5 (24) | 3.27 (24) | 2.46 (24) | |||
| Subjective distress average | 3.23 (4) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | |||
| Social impairment average | 2.43 (4) | 0.69 (4) | 0.67 (4) | |||
| Occupational impairment average | 2 (4) | 0.69 (4) | 0.54 (4) | |||
| Global severity average | 2.9 (4) | 0.9 (4) | 0.75 (4) | |||
| Global improvement average | 1.69 (4) | 1.63 (4) | ||||
a
There were 30 patients in the pretreatment group, 26 patients in the posttreatment group, and 24 patients in the follow-up (at 3 months) group.
b
Average score followed by total possible score for that category.
CAPS-5 = Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.