Variables | All n (%) | PTSD n (%) |
---|---|---|
B group | 167(24.4) | 53 (84.1) |
Intrusive re-experiencing (at least one required) | ||
• Recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections | 106 (15.5) | 36 (57.1) |
• Recurrent distressing dreams | 57 (8.3) | 25 (39.7) |
• Acting or feeling as if events recurring | 81 (11.8) | 40 (63.5) |
• Intense psychological distress to cues | 106 (15.5) | 46 (73.0) |
• Physiological reactivity to cues | 107 (15.6) | 48 (76.2) |
C group | 30 (4.4) | 22 (34.9) |
Avoidance and numbing (at least three required) | ||
• Avoidance of thoughts, feelings and conversations | 54 (7.9) | 32 (50.8) |
• Avoidance of reminders | 56 (8.2) | 28 (44.4) |
• Psychogenic amnesia | 26 (3.8) | 17 (27.0) |
•Markedly diminished interest in significant activities | 22 (3.2) | 15 (23.8) |
• Detachment or estrangement feelings | 19(2.8) | 13 (20.6) |
• Restricted range of affect | 17 (2.5) | 15 (23.8) |
• Sense of a foreshortened future | 42 (6.1) | 24 (38.1) |
D group | 90 (13.2) | 33(52.4) |
Hyper-arousal (at least two required) | ||
• Sleep difficulty | 62 (9.1) | 23 (36.5) |
• Irritability or outbursts of anger | 37 (5.4) | 18 (28.6) |
• Difficulty concentrating | 34 (5.0) | 19 (30.2) |
• Hyper-vigilance | 84 (12.3) | 29 (46.0) |
• Exaggerated startle response | 81 (11.8) | 30 (47.6) |