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Table 1 Mean number (M ± SD in brackets) of life events according to the 11 TAQ categories, separately for four developmental periods (early childhood: 0–6 years of age; middle childhood: 7–12 years, adolescence: 13–18 years, adulthood: 19 years and older) and separately for patients with (top lines, 'yes:') and without current PTSD (lower lines: 'no'). Significant differences are marked by * (p < .05)

From: Traumatic events, PTSD, and psychiatric comorbidity in forensic patients – assessed by questionnaires and diagnostic interview

 

0–6 yrs

7–12 yrs

13–18 yrs

(>19) yrs

Competence

yes: 0.69(.70)

1.32(1.1)

1.32(.87)

1.14(1.1)

 

no: 1.29(.94)

1.42(.97)

1.50(.98)

1.46(.96)

Safety

yes: 0.87(.57)

0.94(.80)

1.24(.88)

1.06(.47)

 

no: 1.26(.67)

1.17(.54)

1.22(.61)

0.94(.31)

Neglect

yes: 0.98(.45)*

1.07(.51)

1.09(.72)

1.18(.52)

 

no: 0.57(.30)

0.87(.35)

1.13(.30)

1.36(.64)

Separation

yes: 0.25(.35)

1.07(.81)

1.16(.81)

1.79(.93)

 

no: 0.33(.49)

0.58(.66)

0.96(.84)

1.58(.92)

Secrets

yes: 0.56(.50)

1.35(.91)

1.41(1.0)

1.27(1.1)

 

no: 0.85(.83)

1.08(.63)

1.46(.63)

1.54(.69)

Emotional abuse

yes: 0.98(.72)

1.34(.58)*

1.80(.74)

1.42(.69)

 

no: 0.72(.59)

0.88(.43)

1.42(.63)

1.45(.51)

Physical abuse

yes: 0.50(.59)

1.09(.88)

1.51(1.14)

1.45(.88)

 

no: 0.28(.45)

0.81(.93)

1.47(1.01)

1.19(.88)

Sexual abuse

yes: 0.42(1.0)

0.57(.92)

0.86(1.1)

0.43(.75)

 

no: 0.00(.00)

0.21(.38)

0.33(.53)

0.04(.10)

Other trauma

yes: 0.183(.242)

0.36(.27)

0.71(.55)

1.11(.49)

 

no: 0.27(.41)

0.24(.30)

0.49(.52)

1.24(.66)

Witnessing

yes: 0.56(.52)

0.79(.73)

0.94(.96)

0.82(.87)

 

no: 0.26(.31)

0.51(.38)

0.67(.46)

0.58(.50)

Alcohol/drug abuse

yes: 0.19(.53)

0.50(.71)

1.04(.99)

1.18(1.1)

 

no: 0.08(.28)

0.29(.54)

1.21(.99)

1.00(.98)