Table 2.

Group comparisons between patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and patients with complex PTSD (CPTSD)

	PTSD (n = 37) Mean ± SD	CPTSD (n = 43) Mean ± SD	Group statistics
Trauma onset [age in years]	15.84 ± 12.77	9.41 ± 11.01	F(1,64,) = 4.82, p = .032, ηp2 = 0.07
Chronicity
Single	n = 9	n = 9	Chi2(1) = 0.27, p = .602
Multiple / Iterated	n = 21	n = 28
Interpersonal acquainted
Interp. unknown	n = 15	n = 30	Chi2(1) = 7.88, p = .005
perpetrator	n = 10	n = 2	Chi2(1) = 9.08, p = .003
Force-majeur, disease	n = 3	n = 3	Chi2(1) = 0.83, p = .773
Dissociative symptoms
DEST	18.57 ± 19.34	18.54 ± 16.94	F(df) = 0.00, p = .999
Comorbidities
Overall	n = 31	n = 42	Chi2(1) = 4.81, p = .028
Affective disorders	n = 29	n = 42	Chi2(1) = 7.42, p = .006
Anxiety disorders	n = 2	n = 1	Chi2(1) = 0.523, p = .470
Substance use disorders	n = 1	n = 3	Chi2(1) = 0.765, p = .386
Somatoform disorders	n = 7	n = 5	Chi2(1) = 0.829,, p = .363

CPTSD Complex post-traumatic Stress Disorder, DEST Dissociative experiences scale taxon, PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder