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Table 2 Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicidal behavior in nonabused, psychologically abused, and physically/psychologically abused women

From: Recovery from depressive symptoms, state anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in women exposed to physical and psychological, but not to psychological intimate partner violence alone: A longitudinal study

 

Nonabused

Psychologically

Physically/Psychologically

 

Women

abused women

abused women

 

(n = 35)

(n = 23)

(n = 33)

Variable

Time 1

Time 2

Time 1

Time 2

Time 1

Time 2

BDI

5.97 ± 5.51

6.31 ± 6.99

14.13 ± 8.78***

13.61 ± 11.01*

15.67 ± 12.65***

11.21 ± 12.00##

State anxiety (STAI)

10.06 ± 6.12

13.20 ± 10.87

20.74 ± 14.87**

19.09 ± 13.71

25.36 ± 14.92***

18.76 ± 12.45#

PTSD

      

   Incidence

0

2.9

39.1

21.7

24.2

18.2

   Total score

1.82 ± 3.02

1.89 ± 5.90

13.91 ± 10.94***

10.09 ± 14.22*

14.55 ± 12.16***

7.00 ± 11.64##

   Subscales PTSD score

      

Re-experiencing

0.89 ± 1.23

0.69 ± 1.94

4.91 ± 3.94***

3.91 ± 5.23*

4.67 ± 3.97***

2.30 ± 3.41##

Avoidance

0.51 ± 1.20

0.60 ± 2.45

4.87 ± 4.21***

3.17 ± 5.43

5.18 ± 5.47***

2.39 ± 4.71##

Arousal

0.43 ± 0.95

0.60 ± 2.13

4.13 ± 4.19***

3.00 ± 4.33+

4.70 ± 3.84***

2.30 ± 4.07##

Suicidal thoughts

8.6

2.9

39.1

13#

60.6

6.5###

Suicidal attempts

2.9

0

17.4

0

33.3

0

  1. BDI, Beck's Depression Inventory
  2. STAI, Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
  3. PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder
  4. *: Differs from nonabused group at the same time point, p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001
  5. #: Differs from Time 1 in the same group, p < 0.05; ##: p < 0.01; ###: p < 0.001
  6. +: Differs from nonabused group at the same time point, p = 0.057