Table 3

Sample description and prevalence of PTSD

PTSD symptomsPhysical violence
n%
PTSD symptoms based on PCL-C scores
 No obvious PTSD symptoms (17–37)18750.8
 Criteria met for potential risk of PTSD (38–49)7821.2
 Criteria met for the full PTSD diagnosis (50–85)10328.0
PTSD symptoms based on PTSD criterion*
 No criterion manifestation17347.0
 Re-experiencing (criterion B)16645.1
 Avoidance (criterion C)12935.1
 Hyper-arousal (criterion D)13937.8
  • *Participants may have more than one criteria.

  • PCL-C, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian Version; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.