Table 1.
Children meeting clinical thresholds for PTSD symptom clusters.
| Preschool criteria |
Adult criteria |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical threshold | n meeting threshold | Clinical threshold | n meeting threshold | |
| Symptom clusters | ||||
| Re-experiencing | 1 of 5 symptoms | 168 (51%) | 1 of 5 symptoms | 168 (51%) |
| Avoidance | 1 of 6 symptoms | 218 (67%) | 1 of 2 symptoms | 129 (39%) |
| Cognitions/Mood | 2 of 7 symptoms | 103 (31%) | ||
| Arousal | 2 of 5 symptoms | 125 (38%) | 2 of 6 symptoms | 125 (38%) |
| PTSD | 4 of 16 symptoms | 100 (30.6%) | 6 of 20 symptoms | 46 (14.1%) |
| PTSD + impairment | 79 (24.2%) | 41 (12.5%) | ||
Note. Each cell describes the minimum clinical threshold (in italics) required for each cluster and the number of children (% of sample) meeting the threshold for each cluster. Children must meet thresholds for all clusters (three for preschool criteria; four for adult criteria) to receive a diagnosis of PTSD. For the preschool criteria, either an avoidance or a cognitions/mood symptom may be present to meet the minimum threshold for that cluster. Note that for the adult criteria arousal cluster, one symptom (reckless or self-destructive behavior) was unable to be assessed. The final row indicates that number and percentage of children that would be diagnosed with PTSD when including the requirement of impairment along with the criteria.