Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics

	Mean (SD) or Count (%)
Age	35.5 (12.45)
Gender	45 (58%) M / 33 (42%) F
Race
Black	58 (74%)
White	13 (17%)
Mixed-race	4 (5%)
Other	3 (4%)
Education
Some high school	7 (9%)
High school degree	22 (28%)
Associates degree/Some college	38 (49%)
Bachelor’s degree	6 (8%)
Some graduate school	1 (1%)
Master’s degree or higher	4 (5%)
Clinical Characteristics
BDI scores (n =78)	14.73 (11.11)
Number of prior traumas	2.44 (1.76)
Baseline PDS scores (n = 75)	6.63 (8.67)
mPSS total scores (1mo) (n = 78)	16.36 (11.46)
Re-experiencing scores	4.46 (3.71)
Avoidance scores	5.96 (5.19)
Arousal scores	5.94 (3.95)
mPSS total scores (12mo) (n = 65)	9.02 (10.01)
Re-experiencing scores	1.85 (2.93)
Avoidance scores	3.34 (4.36)
Arousal scores	3.83 (3.59)

Note: BDI = Beck Depression Inventory-II, PDS = Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale, mPSS = modified Posttraumatic Symptom Scale, M = Male, F = Female.