| 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 |