Table 1 Participant characteristics.
From: White matter anisotropy and response to cognitive behavior therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
PTSD | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
(n = 36) | (n = 33) | |
Age, mean (SD) | 41.2 (11.1) | 38.2 (11.3) |
Male, n (%) | 18 (50.0) | 16 (48.5) |
Time since trauma, months, mean (SD) | 36.3 (32.1) | – |
Type of trauma, n (%) | ||
Childhood abuse | 4 (11.1) | – |
Motor vehicle accident | 8 (22.2) | – |
Police-related trauma | 11 (30.6) | – |
Assault | 13 (36.1) | – |
Prescribed SSRI, n (%) | 10 (27.8) | – |
Major depressive disorder, n (%) | 20 (55.6) | – |
Social phobia, n (%) | 1 (2.8) | – |
Panic disorder, n (%) | 3 (8.3) | – |
Agoraphobia, n (%) | 0 (0) | – |
Generalized anxiety disorder, n (%) | 6 (16.7) | – |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, n (%) | 0 (0) | – |
DASS depression, mean (SD) | 10.97 (4.85) | 1 (1.52) |
DASS anxiety, mean (SD) | 8.25 (4.40) | 0.85 (1.46) |
Baseline CAPS severity, mean (SD) | 72.3 (18.2) | – |
Post-treatment CAPS severity, mean (SD) | 28.8 (20.3) | – |
% Change in CAPS severity | 59.66 (30.8) | – |
Pre-treatment dysphoria, mean (SD) | 32 (11.5) | – |
Post-treatment dysphoria, mean (SD) | 14.5 (11) | – |
% Change in dysphoria | 56.38 (38.1) | – |
Pre-treatment fear, mean, (SD) | 39.7 (9.8) | – |
Post-treatment fear, mean, (SD) | 14.2 (11.4) | – |
% Change in fear | 64.27 (28.8) | – |
