Table 2 Group comparisons between patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and patients with complex PTSD (CPTSD)

Trauma onset [age in years]

15.84 ± 12.77

9.41 ± 11.01

F_(1,64,) = 4.82, p = .032, η_p² = 0.07

Chronicity

 Single

n = 9

n = 9

Chi²₍₁₎ = 0.27, p = .602

 Multiple / Iterated

n = 21

n = 28

Interpersonal acquainted

 Interp. unknown

n = 15

n = 30

Chi²₍₁₎ = 7.88, p = .005

 perpetrator

n = 10

n = 2

Chi²₍₁₎ = 9.08, p = .003

 Force-majeur, disease

n = 3

n = 3

Chi²₍₁₎ = 0.83, p = .773

Dissociative symptoms

 DEST

18.57 ± 19.34

18.54 ± 16.94

F_(df) = 0.00, p = .999

Comorbidities

 Overall

n = 31

n = 42

Chi²₍₁₎ = 4.81, p = .028

 Affective disorders

n = 29

n = 42

Chi²₍₁₎ = 7.42, p = .006

 Anxiety disorders

n = 2

n = 1

Chi²₍₁₎ = 0.523, p = .470

 Substance use disorders

n = 1

n = 3

Chi²₍₁₎ = 0.765, p = .386

 Somatoform disorders

n = 7

n = 5

Chi²₍₁₎ = 0.829,, p = .363