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Table 1 Client Demographic details for the whole sample in sub-groupings for trauma/PTSD (n = 27)

From: Posttraumatic stress disorder: An exploratory study examining rates of trauma and PTSD and its effect on client outcomes in community mental health

Variable

PTSD n = 9

Trauma/no PTSD n = 11

No Lifetime Trauma n = 7

Gender M/F

5/4

5/6

4/3

Mean Age

34(SD = 12.2)

39(SD = 11)

37(SD = 14)

Country of Birth

   

Australia

5

9

6

Indigenous

0

0

0

Overseas

4

2

1

Highest educational level

   

Completed Secondary -Junior Level

5

4

4

Completed Secondary- Senior Level

3

6

1

Tertiary

1

1

2

Marital status

   

Single never married

7

7

4

Married

1

2

1

Divorced/Separated

1

2

1

Widowed

0

0

1

Employment Status

   

Employed

3

0

1

Unemployed

5

11

4

Student

1

0

0

Homemaker

0

0

2

Main Source of Income

   

Government Payment

8

11

6

Private

1

0

1

Primary Diagnostic Profile

   

Schizophrenia – various types

4

7

5

Borderline Personality Disorder

4

1

0

Depression

1

1

1

Bipolar Affective Disorder

0

2

1

Mean age of onset for primary diagnosis

25(SD = 12.5)

25(SD = 11.2)

25 (SD= 7.9)

Dual Diagnosis (co-occurrence substance misuse)

7

5

1

Mean number years with Tx service

5 (SD= 3.4)

8 (SD= 3.2)

8 (SD= 2.6)

Persons subject to involuntary mental health order at time of study

0

1

3

Mean number recorded contacts with CM over 12 months

29 (SD = 7) n = 5

21 (SD7.5) n = 7

33 (9) n = 5

Mean time in hours of contacts

17.5(SD= 6.5)

13(SD = 6.3)

14.6(SD = 3.2)