Table 1

Prevalence of post-traumatic psychiatric symptoms which significantly differentiated cases from non-cases

Symptoms

Diagnostic status



Total
Non cases
Cases
Statistics


N = 108
n = 67
n = 41
χ2, df, p

Trouble remembering some important aspects of disaster
66.7
56.7
82.9
7.86, 1, 0.005
Felt that life will be shortened, die sooner than others
56.5
46.3
73.2
7.49, 1, 0.006
Avoidance
53.7
44.8
68.3
5.66, 1, 0.017
Trouble paying attention
52.8
44.8
65.9
4.53, 1, 0.033
Nervous or 'jumpy'
45.4
37.3
58.5
4.62, 1, 0.032
Dreaming, vivid memory about disaster
42.6
25.4
70.7
21.4, 1, 0.000
Anhedonia, lack of interest
41.7
31.3
58.5
7.74, 1, 0.005
Guilt feeling, feeling bad about self
37.0
28.4
41.2
5.7, 1, 0.017
Feel tense
36.1
28.4
48.8
4.59, 1, 0.03
Feel grouchy or annoyed
35.2
25.4
51.2
7.45, 1, 0.006
No strong feeling about things
35.2
26.9
48.8
5.36, 1, 0.02
Trouble making up mind
32.4
22.4
48.8
8.09, 1, 0.004
Less interested in hobbies or friends
30.6
23.9
41.5
3.71, 1, 0.054*
Tiredness most of the time
30.6
17.9
51.2
13.29, 1, 0.000
Trouble sleeping
29.6
20.9
43.9
6.45, 1, 0.011
Worrying most days
23.1
7.5
48.8
24.4, 1, 0.000
Death wish, self harm or suicidal ideas
21.3
11.9
36.6
9.21, 1, 0.002
Trouble sleeping in past month
19.4
10.4
34.1
9.12, 1, 0.003
Trauma related symptoms upset or cause problem
15.7
6.0
31.7
12.7, 1, 0.000

Figures indicate percentages of adolescents presenting the symptom. *approaching significance

Kar and Bastia Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2006 2:17   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-2-17