Table 4 Differences between former political detainees who have and who have not had psychological support
Diagnoses | Psychological support (n = 31) | No psychological support (n = 28) | Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n | % | n | % | χ2 | p |
PTSD, current | 5 | 16 | 13 | 46 | -6.4 | < .01 |
PTSD, lifetime | 17 | 55 | 15 | 54 | 0.1 | n.s. |
Dissociative disorders | 7 | 23 | 13 | 46 | -3.7 | < .05 |
Somatisation symptoms | 14 | 45 | 14 | 50 | -0.6 | n.s. |
Substance abuse | 8 | 26 | 14 | 50 | -3.7 | < .05 |
Major depression | 9 | 29 | 7 | 25 | 0.1 | n.s. |
Self-rating scale | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p |
Depression (BDI) | 10.3 | 5.7 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 1.9 | n.s. |
Anxiety (STAI) | 84.8 | 17.0 | 83.5 | 14.6 | 1.4 | n.s. |
PCS (SF-12) | 39.9 | 9.6 | 37.2 | 11.3 | 1.0 | n.s. |
MCS (SF-12) | 45.9 | 12.3 | 46.4 | 11.6 | -0.2 | n.s. |