Table 1 Demographic information and symptom severity scores for participants with PTSD and Controls.

From: Enhanced Attentional Bias Variability in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and its Relationship to More General Impairments in Cognitive Control

 

Controls (n = 28)

PTSD (n = 28)

Age (yrs)

38.32 (8.50)

35.14 (7.41) n.s

Education (yrs)

15.54 (2.22)

14.00 (1.47)**

Handedness

21 R, 7 L

24 R, 2 L, 2 amb

PCL-5

8.39 (7.23)

47.04 (16.67)***

•  intrusion

2.14 (2.17)

11.29 (5.11)***

•  avoidance

0.96 (1.53)

5.25 (2.49)***

•  negative cognitions

2.32 (2.58)

14.54 (7.38)***

•  increased arousal

2.96 (3.25)

15.96 (5.10)***

BDI

5.36 (3.41)

19.75 (11.16)***

CFQ

31.14 (10.58)

58.25 (15.99)***

  1. Note: The means (standard deviations) are given for age, education, PCL-5, and BDI. n.s. = not significantly different from controls; **significantly different from controls at p < 0.01; ***significantly different from controls at p < 0.001. R = right, L = left; amb = ambidextrous; PCL-5 = PTSD checklist for DSM-5; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; CFQ = Cognitive Failures Questionnaire.
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