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Table 8 Severity of traumatic childhood experiences

From: A case series of 223 patients with depersonalization-derealization syndrome

 

DDS (n = 223)

Only Depressed Group (n = 1129)

ANCOVA Test

DDS vs Only Depressed Group

 

Adjusted mean

SE

95 % CI

Adjusted mean

SE

95 % CI

Estimated difference (SE)

95 % CI

p-value

CTQ total score

48.8

1.28

46.3, 51.3

47.8

0.43

46.9, 48.6

-1.4 (1.5)

-4.3, 1.6

0.362

CTQ: emotional neglect

12.8

0.39

12.0, 13.6

12.0

0.13

11.8, 12.3

-0.1 (0.4)

-0.9, 0.8

0.891

CTQ: emotional abuse

10.0

0.35

9.3, 10.7

9.3

0.12

9.1, 9.5

0.1 (0.4)

-0.8, 0.9

0.841

CTQ: sexual abuse

5.6

0.22

5.1, 6.0

6.1

0.07

5.9, 6.2

-0.6 (0.3)

-1.1, -0.1

0.023

CTQ: physical abuse

6.1

0.24

5.6, 6.5

6.6

0.08

6.5, 6.8

-0.8 (0.3)

-1.4, -0.3

0.005

CTQ: physical neglect

7.6

0.22

7.2, 8.1

7.7

0.07

7.5, 7.8

-0.2 (0.3)

-0.7, 0.3

0.381

CTQ: denial/minimization

0.5

0.02

0.4, 0.5

0.4

0.06

0.2, 0.5

0.0 (0.1)

-0.1, 0.1

0.909

  1. ANCOVA (df =1), covariates age and sex; data are presented as age and sex adjusted means, standard error (SE) and 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI); CTQ, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; for the interpretation of the above scores the following cut-points for clinically significant traumatization might be helpful: emotional neglect (≥15), emotional abuse (≥10), sexual abuse (≥8), physical abuse (≥8), physical neglect (≥10); DDS, patients with depersonalization-derealization syndrome