Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| mTBI |
PTSD |
Healthy controls |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 45) | (n = 40) | (n = 40) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 43.6 (12.2) | 40.3 (11.3) | 42.7 (13.5) |
| Male, n (%) | 31 (69) | 22 (55) | 22 (55) |
| CAPS Score, mean (SD) | 14.4 (20.0) | 70.3 (16.1) | – |
| Time since Trauma, months, mean (SD) | 140 (132) | 21 (15) | – |
| Index Trauma | |||
| Road accident | 30 (65.2) | 6 (14.6) | |
| Assault | 14 (30.4) | 14 (34.2) | |
| Police duties | – | 15 (36.6) | |
| Domestic violence | – | 6 (14.6) | |
| Industrial accident | 2 (4.4) | – | |
| Prescribed SSRI, n (%) | 5 (11.1) | 19 (47.5) | – |
| Major Depressive Disorder, n (%) | 2 (4.3) | 27 (69.2) | – |
| Social Phobia n (%) | 2 (4.3) | 18 (45) | – |
| Panic Disorder, n (%) | 1 (2.2) | 7 (18.4) | – |
| Agoraphobia, n (%) | 3 (7.7) | 24 (64.9) | – |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder, n (%) | 8 (17.4) | 15 (37.5) | – |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, n (%) | 1 (2.2) | 5 (14.7) | – |
Abbreviations: CAPS, clinician administered PTSD scale; mTBI, mild traumatic brain injury; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SD, standard deviation; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications.