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Table 4 PTSD Items Administered Using DIS-III A Instrument in VES

From: Reconciling disparate prevalence rates of PTSD in large samples of US male Vietnam veterans and their controls

DSM-III-R Symptoms Occurring within Last Month

Criteria

Male Vietnam Theater Veterans

(N = 2,483)

Male Vietnam Era Controls

(N = 1,976)

  

Prev (%)

95% CI

Prev (%)

95% CI

B

Recurrent thoughts or dreams

7.6

6.6–8.6

0.1

0.0–0.3

 

Felt as if event recurring

1.9

1.4–2.4

0.0

NA

 

Symptoms get worse in situations that remind

3.9

3.1–4.7

0.1

0.0–0.3

C

Lost ability to care/Lost interest in activities

5.1

4.2–6.0

0.1

0.0–0.3

 

Avoids situations that remind

7.9

6.8–9.0

0.2

0.0–0.4

 

Ashamed of being alive

1.9

1.4–2.4

0.1

0.0–0.3

D

Jumpy or easily startled

10.6

9.4–11.8

0.3

0.0–0.6

 

Trouble Sleeping

7.4

6.4–8.4

0.2

0.0–0.4

 

Forgetful or trouble concentrating

5.2

4.3–6.1

0.1

0.0–0.3