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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Depress Anxiety. 2018 Aug 12;35(11):1048–1055. doi: 10.1002/da.22819

TABLE 2.

Agreement among the three definitions of subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Ohio Army National Guard Mental Health Initiative sample, 2009–2014

Subthreshold PTSD Kappa (95% CI)
Definition 1a Definition 2b Definition 3c
Definition 1a - .97 (.97, .98) .80 (.78, .82)
Definition 2b - - .78 (.76, .80)
Definition 3c - - -

Notes. Definition 1 require respondents screen positive for a DSM-IV-TR Criterion A event, Criterion B, Criterion C or Criterion D, plus Criterion E and Criterion F. Definition 2 require respondents screen positive for a DSM-IV-TR Criterion A event, two of the three Criterion B, Criterion C, or Criterion D, plus Criterion E and Criterion F. Definition 3 require respondents screen positive for a DSM-IV-TR Criterion A event, a response of 3–5 (Moderately or above) on at least 1 Criterion B item, 1 Criterion C item, and 1 Criterion D item, plus Criterion E and Criterion F. CI, confidence interval.