ArticleBMC psychiatry2019
The impact of the Paris terrorist attacks on the mental health of resident physicians.
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- Landscapes of psychological trauma in residency education: Exploring lived experiences.Medical education · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of professionals in 77 hospitals in France.PloS one · 2022Article
- Physicians' Response and Preparedness of Terrorism-Related Disaster Events in Quetta City, Pakistan: A Qualitative Inquiry.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Anxiety, Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after Terrorist Attacks: A General Review of the Literature.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Mental health impact among hospital staff in the aftermath of the Nice 2016 terror attack: the ECHOS de Nice study.BMC public health · 2021Observational
- Psychological impact of an acute intervention on medical-psychological emergency unit professionals: the example of hurricane Irma.BJPsych open · 2021Article
- Lifestyle Factors and Other Influences on Medical Students Choosing a Career in Emergency Medicine.AEM education and training · 2021Article
- Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Peritraumatic Dissociation in Critical Care Clinicians Managing Patients with COVID-19. A Cross-Sectional Study.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundOn November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks took place in Paris. One hundred and twenty-nine people were immediately killed and 302 needed emergency care. Many resident physicians were on the front line of the medical response. Our aim was to report the frequency of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression among resident physicians after the Paris terrorist attacks.
methodsAnonymous questionnaires, including the Impact of Event Scale- Revised (IES-R) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), were emailed two months after the attacks to 2413 Parisian resident physicians. Exposure to the attacks was defined as having direct clinical contact with one of the victims up to one week after the attacks, being one of the victims, or having one among close relatives.
resultsThe questionnaire was completed by 680 (28.2%) residents. Eighty-four (12.4%) reported symptoms of PTSD (IES-R ≥ 33), 76 (11.2%) reported symptoms of anxiety (HADS anxiety score > 10) and 16 (2.4%) reported symptoms of depression (HADS depression score > 10). Exposed residents had higher IES-R scores than non-exposed residents (18.8 ± 16.6 versus 14.2 ± 12.0, p = 0.001), and 40 (18.5%) of them reported symptoms of PTSD, compared to 44 (9.5%) of the non-exposed residents (p = 0.001).
conclusionsThere was a high frequency of symptoms of mental distress among our respondents. Dedicated screening and care strategies must be considered in the event of new attacks.
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