SynthesisThe American psychologist2011
Posttraumatic stress disorder following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: a review of the literature among highly exposed populations.
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- 9/11-related PTSD among highly exposed populations: a systematic review 15 years after the attack.Psychological medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Social and occupational factors associated with psychological distress and disorder among disaster responders: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2016Pooled it
- World Trade Center disaster exposure-related probable posttraumatic stress disorder among responders and civilians: a meta-analysis.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
- Anterior hippocampal volume predicts affect-focused psychotherapy outcome.Psychological medicine · 2020Trial
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- The Effects of the Flint water crisis on the educational outcomes of school-age children.Science advances · 2024Article
- Health care needs, experiences, and satisfaction after terrorism: a longitudinal study of parents of survivors of the Utøya attack.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- PTSD, depression, and anxiety after the October 7, 2023 attack in Israel: a nationwide prospective study.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
The September 11, 2001 (9/11), terrorist attacks were unprecedented in their magnitude and aftermath. In the wake of the attacks, researchers reported a wide range of mental and physical health outcomes, with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) the one most commonly studied. In this review, we aim to assess the evidence about PTSD among highly exposed populations in the first 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. We performed a systematic review. Eligible studies included original reports based on the full Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., rev.; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria of PTSD among highly exposed populations such as those living or working within close proximity to the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon in New York City and Washington, DC, respectively, and first responders, including rescue, cleaning, and recovery workers. The large body of research conducted after the 9/11 attacks in the past decade suggests that the burden of PTSD among persons with high exposure to 9/11 was substantial. PTSD that was 9/11-related was associated with a wide range of correlates, including sociodemographic and background factors, event exposure characteristics, loss of life of significant others, and social support factors. Few studies used longitudinal study design or clinical assessments, and no studies reported findings beyond six years post-9/11, thus hindering documentation of the long-term course of confirmed PTSD. Future directions for research are discussed.
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