Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data
| Demographic and clinical characteristics | PTSD group (n = 70) | PTSD + DS (n = 41) | Control group (n = 50) | p a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) years | 37.83 ± 11.7 | 41.12 ± 13.34 | 35.20 ± 11.6 | .099 |
| Gender (F) frequency | 45 | 33 | 34 | .193 |
| CAPS‐IV total (mean ± SD) | 66.6 ± 14.91 (n = 55) | 81.6 ± 12.89 (n = 30) | 0.61 ± 2.76 (n = 50) | <.0001 |
| CAPS‐5 total (mean ± SD) | 34.13 ± 9.68 (n = 15) | 39 ± 8.64 (n = 11) | n/a | .212 |
| MDI total score (mean ± SD) | 54.28 ± 15.22 | 78.77 ± 21.91 | 33.97 ± 4.02 | <.0001 |
| CTQ total score (mean ± SD) | 55.97 ± 23.7 | 68 ± 18.58 | 32.1 ± 9.11 | <.0001 |
| Postscan STAI total score (mean ± SD) | 5.79 ± 2.14 | 6.17 ± 2.43 | 3.55 ± 1.17 | <.0001 |
| Postscan CADSS total score (mean ± SD) | 3.67 ± 1.20 | 4.65 ± 2.70 | 3.18 ± 0.56 | .002 |
| Postscan RSDI total score (mean ± SD) | 3.63 ± 1.34 | 4.83 ± 2.03 | 2.74 ± 0.47 | <.0001 |
| AXIS I comorbidity, current [past] frequency | ||||
| Major depressive disorder | 12 [26] | 23 [9] | ‐ | |
| Panic disorder/agoraphobia | 10 [6] | 9 [7] | ‐ | |
| Social Phobia | 2 [2] | 6 [0] | ‐ | |
| Obsessive–compulsive disorder | 3 [2] | 0 [2] | ‐ | |
| Eating disorder | 0 [3] | 3 [4] | ‐ | |
| Somatoform/somatization disorder | 7 [3] | 11 [0] | ‐ | |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 1 [0] | 0 [0] | ‐ | |
| Lifetime history of alcohol abuse or dependence | 0 [23] | 0 [20] | ‐ | |
| Lifetime history of substance abuse or dependence | 0 [8] | 0 [6] | ‐ |
Note. Abbreviations: CAPS = Clinical Administered PTSD Scale; CTQ = Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; MDI = Multiscale Dissociation Inventory; PTSD = post‐traumatic stress disorder; PTSD + DS = PTSD dissociative subtype; SD = standard deviation.
a
The last column reports p values for Kruskal–Wallis and Pearson chi‐squared tests.