Table 1.
Clinical and Demographic Information.
| Measure | PTSD (n = 26) M ± SD |
Healthy Controls (n = 20) M ± SD |
χ2 p |
t-Test p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years of Age | 38.8 ± 12.2 | 32.5 ± 11.6 | – | 0.088 |
| Sex (n) | Male = 11, Female = 15 | Male = 10, Female = 10 | 0.604 | – |
| Employment Status (n) | Employed = 18, Unemployed = 7 | Employed = 17, Unemployed = 3 | 0.297 | – |
| CAPS Total | 70.6 ± 11.9 | 0.94 ± 2.9 | – | <0.001 |
| CTQ – Emotional Abuse | 14.5 ± 6.1 | 6.8 ± 3.1 | – | <0.001 |
| CTQ – Physical Abuse | 10.1 ± 6.4 | 5.7 ± 1.6 | – | 0.004 |
| CTQ – Sexual Abuse | 13.4 ± 7.8 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | – | <0.001 |
| CTQ – Emotional Neglect | 13.5 ± 5.9 | 8.8 ± 4.2 | – | 0.004 |
| CTQ – Physical Neglect | 10.2 ± 4.7 | 6.8 ± 2.7 | – | 0.006 |
| MDI Total | 58.8 ± 21.6 | 33.7 ± 3.8 | – | <0.001 |
| MDI – Depersonalization | 7.8 ± 4.1 | – | – | – |
| MDI – Derealization | 9.5 ± 4.5 | – | – | – |
| MDI – Dep./Der. | 8.7 ± 4.1 | – | – | – |
| BDI | 24.0 ± 6.7 | – | – | – |
| CADSS Total | 4.3 ± 2.6 | – | – | – |
| STAI Total | 6.2 ± 2.5 | – | – | – |
| RSDI Total | 4.1 ± 1.8 | – | – | – |
| RSDI – Distress | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | – | <0.001 |
| RSDI – Reliving | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | – | 0.001 |
| RSDI – Avoidance Thoughts | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | – | 0.001 |
| Axis-I Comorbidities (current [past]) frequency | Major Depressive Disorder (8[9]) | |||
| Dysthymic Disorder (0[3]) | ||||
| Agoraphobia w/o PD (3) | ||||
| Social Phobia (4) | ||||
| Specific Phobia (2) | ||||
| OCD (1[1]) | ||||
| Eating Disorders (1[1]) | ||||
| Somatoform Disorder (6) | ||||
| Lifetime Alcohol Abuse or Dependence [16] |
Table 1: Age, sex, trait scores (CAPS Total, CTQ, MDI (Total, Dep, Der, Dep/Der), BDI, CADSS, STAI, RSDI (Total, Distress, Reliving, Avoidance Thoughts), as well as the comorbidities for participants with PTSD and healthy individuals as mean values plus/minus standard deviations.
Abbreviations: CAPS: Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; CTQ: Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; MDI: Multiscale Dissociation Inventory [Dep: Depersonalization Subscale; Der: Derealization Subscale; Dep/Der: Depersonalization and Derealization Subscales Averaged]; BDI: Beck’s Depression Inventory; CADSS: Clinician Administered Dissociative States Scale; STAI: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; RSDI: Responses to Script Driven Imagery; PD: Panic Disorder; OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.