Table 3

Prevalence of Major Depression, Current Suicidality and Mean Number of Somatic Complaints in children with PTSD and those without the disorder


Prevalence of Major Depression
Prevalence of current Suicidality
Mean Number of Somatic complaints

Children with PTSD
48.9 % (n = 44)
40 % (n = 36)
2.99 (SD = 1.64)
Children without PTSD
6.8 % (n = 14)
7.3 % (n = 15)
2.28 (SD = 1.49)

Catani et al. BMC Psychiatry 2008 8:33   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-8-33