SynthesisBMC psychiatry2011
Major depressive disorder following terrorist attacks: a systematic review of prevalence, course and correlates.
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- An evaluation of variation in published estimates of schizophrenia prevalence from 1990─2013: a systematic literature review.BMC psychiatry · 2015Pooled it
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- Factors associated with mental health outcomes in a Muslim community following the Christchurch terrorist attack.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- Criminal justice interventions for preventing radicalisation, violent extremism and terrorism: An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Initiation of multiple-session psychological care in civilians exposed to the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
- Impact of the 7/14/2016 Nice terrorist attack on pediatric emergency department visits thanks to syndromic surveillance: a descriptive study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Media Exposure to Armed Conflict: Dispositional Optimism and Self-Mastery Moderate Distress and Post-Traumatic Symptoms among Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- PROTOCOL: Criminal justice interventions for preventing terrorism and radicalisation: An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Article
- Terrorism's Impact on Mental Health Outcomes among Directly and Indirectly Exposed Victims and the Development of Psychopathology.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Psychological impact of far-right terrorism against Muslim minorities on national distress, community, and wellbeing.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The impact of a terrorist attack: Survivors' health, functioning and need for support following the 2019 Utrecht tram shooting 6 and 18 months post-attack.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Long-Term Posttraumatic Growth in Victims of Terrorism in Spain.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- PTSD in French Adolescent Victims Following the London Attack in March 2017: Data From the First Step of the AVAL Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Associations between News Media Coverage of the 11 September Attacks and Depression in Employees of New York City Area Businesses.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Symptom Structure of Postdisaster Major Depression: Convergence of Evidence from 11 Disaster Studies Using Consistent Methods.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Outcomes and Correlates of Major Depression in 11 Disaster Studies Using Consistent Methods.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Use of mental health supports by civilians exposed to the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- World Trade Center Health Program: First Decade of Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundTerrorist attacks are traumatic events that may result in a wide range of psychological disorders for people exposed. This review aimed to systematically assess the current evidence on major depressive disorder (MDD) after terrorist attacks.
methodsA systematic review was performed. Studies included assessed the impact of human-made, intentional, terrorist attacks in direct victims and/or persons in general population and evaluated MDD based on diagnostic criteria.
resultsA total of 567 reports were identified, 11 of which were eligible for this review: 6 carried out with direct victims, 4 with persons in general population, and 1 with victims and general population. The reviewed literature suggests that the risk of MDD ranges between 20 and 30% in direct victims and between 4 and 10% in the general population in the first few months after terrorist attacks. Characteristics that tend to increase risk of MDD after a terrorist attack are female gender, having experienced more stressful situations before or after the attack, peritraumatic reactions during the attack, loss of psychosocial resources, and low social support. The course of MDD after terrorist attacks is less clear due to the scarcity of longitudinal studies.
conclusionsMethodological limitations in the literature of this field are considered and potentially important areas for future research such as the assessment of the course of MDD, the study of correlates of MDD or the comorbidity between MDD and other mental health problems are discussed.
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