Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of PTSD patients and trauma-exposed controls
| PTSD | CTRL | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional background (n, %) | ||
| Police | 12(75%) | 10(71%) |
| Veteran | 4(25%) | 4(29%) |
| Mean age(SD) | 45.6(7.9) | 44.4(8.7) |
| Gender(n,%) | ||
| Male | 15(94%) | 13(93%) |
| Female | 1(6%) | 1(7%) |
| Educational level(n,%) | ||
| Lower vocational education | 3(19%) | 0(0%) |
| Middle vocational education | 10(63%) | 11(79%) |
| Higher vocational education | 3(19%) | 3(21%) |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| CAPS score(mean,SD) | 82.8(11.6) | 5.3(4.7) |
| Medication (n, %) | ||
| Unmedicated | 8 (57.1%) | 14 (0%) |
| Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) | 5 (35.7%) | 0 (0%) |
| Benzodiazepine | 1 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) |