18
7. Physical symptoms(Physcore)
The total number of physical symptoms reported by a person.
8. Psychological symptoms(Psyscor)
The total number of psychological symptoms reported by a
person.
9. SRQ-20 total score(SRQtot)
The total score, out of 20, reported by a person. Scores
in excess of 7/20 are indicative of psychological disturbance,
whilst scores in excess of 10/20 are clinically significant
and termed "severe".
10.SRQ-20 depression score(SRQdep)
The total number of depressive items on the SRQ-20 reported
by a person.
11.SRQ-20 anxiety score(SRQanx)
The total number of anxiety items on the SRQ-20 reported
by a person.
12.CAPS frequency score(CAPSfre)
The total score on the Frequency subscale of the CAPS reported
by a person.
13.CAPS intensity score(CAPSint)
The total score on the Intensity subscale of the CAPS
reported by a person.
It was hoped that the use of a large number of measures would allow the partialling out of causes and effects. Each
measure hypothetically measured a discrete factor seen as importantly involved in organised violence and its effects,
and cross-tabulations might reveal the relationships between these variables
Means and standard deviations were calculated, and statistical tests of significance were conducted using OXSTAT, a
commonly used statistical programme.
Select target paragraph3
Add to table of contents