Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics and Treatment History of Participants with PTSD at Intake.
Variable | Total Sample (N = 154) |
African American (N = 93) |
Latino American (N = 61) |
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N | % | N | % | N | % | |
HARP-II Index Disorders Current at Intake | ||||||
Generalized Anxiety Disorder | 77 | 50.00 | 47 | 50.54 | 30 | 49.18 |
Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia | 74 | 48.05 | 48 | 51.61 | 26 | 42.62 |
Panic Disorder without Agoraphobia | 12 | 7.79 | 7 | 7.53 | 5 | 8.20 |
Social Anxiety Disorder | 76 | 49.35 | 46 | 49.46 | 30 | 49.18 |
Other Comorbid Disorders Current at Intake | ||||||
Specific Phobia | 73 | 47.40 | 45 | 48.39 | 28 | 45.90 |
Anxiety NOS | 3 | 1.95 | 2 | 2.15 | 1 | 1.64 |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | 48 | 31.17 | 26 | 27.96 | 22 | 36.07 |
Major Depressive Disorder | 91 | 59.09 | 50 | 53.76 | 41 | 67.21 |
Any Mood Disorder | 98 | 63.64 | 54 | 58.06 | 44 | 72.13 |
Any Eating Disorder | 11 | 7.14 | 3 | 3.23 | 8 | 13.11 |
Alcohol Abuse | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Alcohol Dependence | 7 | 4.55 | 5 | 5.38 | 2 | 3.28 |
Drug Abuse | 1 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.64 |
Drug Dependence | 8 | 5.19 | 6 | 6.45 | 2 | 3.28 |
Lifetime Treatment Utilization | ||||||
Individual Therapy | 134 | 87.01 | 81 | 87.10 | 53 | 86.89 |
Group Therapy | 63 | 40.91 | 42 | 45.16 | 21 | 34.43 |
Family Therapy | 34 | 22.08 | 18 | 19.35 | 16 | 26.23 |
Medication | 125 | 81.17 | 72 | 77.42 | 53 | 86.89 |
Self-help | 55 | 35.71 | 39 | 41.94 | 16 | 26.23 |
Day Treatment | 31 | 20.13 | 19 | 20.43 | 12 | 19.67 |
Inpatient | 70 | 45.45 | 44 | 47.31 | 26 | 42.62 |
Residential | 43 | 27.92 | 26 | 27.96 | 17 | 27.87 |
Treatment Utilization Current at Intake | ||||||
Individual Therapy | 67 | 43.51 | 38 | 40.86 | 29 | 47.54 |
Group Therapy | 17 | 11.04 | 8 | 8.60 | 9 | 14.75 |
Family Therapy | 3 | 1.95 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 4.92 |
Medication | 84 | 54.55 | 43 | 46.24 | 41 | 67.21 |
Self-help | 27 | 17.53 | 23 | 24.73 | 4 | 6.56 |
Day Treatment | 3 | 1.95 | 2 | 2.15 | 1 | 1.64 |
Inpatient | 3 | 1.95 | 1 | 1.08 | 2 | 3.28 |
Residential | 8 | 5.19 | 5 | 5.38 | 3 | 4.92 |
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
Age of PTSD Onset | 17.84 | 12.36 | 18.17 | 12.74 | 17.33 | 11.84 |
Number of Lifetime Axis-I Comorbid Disorders | 5.89 | 1.68 | 5.94 | 1.72 | 5.82 | 1.63 |
Number of Comorbid Axis-I Disorders Current at Intake | 3.97 | 1.66 | 3.92 | 1.69 | 4.05 | 1.63 |
Notes. PTSD = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.