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Table 3 Coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder by severity

From: Determinants of effective treatment coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys

Coverage

Severe n = 504

Mild/ Moderate n = 410

Any severity n = 914

Significance test

Numerator

Denominator

%

(SE)

%

(SE)

%

(SE)

F

(p-value)

Contact coveragea

People with 12-month PTSD

(n = 914)

58.1

(2.9)

32.7

(2.6)

43.0

(2.2)

43.31*

(<.001)

Any psychotropic medicationb,c

 

46.5

(2.7)

23.1

(2.3)

32.7

(1.9)

37.64*

(<.001)

Antidepressantsd

34.1

(2.5)

13.8

(1.7)

22.1

(1.6)

47.72*

(<.001)

Adequate medication controle

32.1

(2.6)

9.4

(1.5)

18.7

(1.5)

53.48*

(<.001)

Adequate pharmacotherapyf

23.0

(2.4)

7.0

(1.3)

13.5

(1.4)

35.74*

(<.001)

Any psychotherapyg

29.5

(2.5)

13.3

(1.6)

19.9

(1.5)

31.52*

(<.001)

Adequate psychotherapyh

28.0

(2.6)

9.7

(1.5)

17.2

(1.5)

47.56*

(<.001)

Effective coveragei

18.5

(2.2)

11.7

(1.7)

14.4

(1.4)

6.03*

(0.01)

  1. Abbreviations: PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder, SE Standard error
  2. *Significant at the .05 level, two-sided test
  3. aContact coverage required any 12-month contact with a specialist or general medical provider for a mental health condition
  4. bRequires any 12-month healthcare/contact coverage too
  5. cAny psychotropic required receiving any psychotropic and any 12-month healthcare
  6. dAntidepressants required appropriate medication (antidepressant) and any 12-month healthcare
  7. eAdequate medication control required at least four physician visits
  8. fAdequate pharmacotherapy required taking an antidepressant with adequate medication control and adherence
  9. gAny psychotherapy required having two or more visits to any specialty mental health provider among help seekers
  10. hAdequate psychotherapy required at least 8 sessions from an adequate provider or still being in treatment after 2 visits
  11. iEffective treatment coverage, for mild and moderate PTSD required adequate pharmacotherapy and/or adequate psychotherapy, and for severe PSTD both adequate pharmacotherapy and adequate psychotherapy