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The 9/11 terrorist attack and posttraumatic stress disorder revisited.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010 Aug; 198(8):539-43.JN

Abstract

Research published in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack reported elevated rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the US population (4.3%-17.0%), attributable to indirect exposure through the media. We use data from a national survey conducted in 2004 to 2005 (National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions Wave 2) (n = 34,653). The list of traumatic events covered in the survey included indirect exposure to 9/11 through media coverage. Respondents who endorsed more than 1 traumatic event were asked to single out "the worst event" they had ever experienced. The worst event (or the only event) was the index event for diagnosing PTSD. Indirect experience of 9/11 had the lowest PTSD risk of all the traumatic events in the list, 1.3%. In the subset that endorsed only 9/11 indirect exposure (n = 3981), the PTSD risk was 0.3%. Of the total sample, 0.7% experienced PTSD in relation to indirect 9/11. Explanations for the lower estimates are discussed.

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Breslau N
Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, B645 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. breslau@epi.msu.edu
Bohnert KM
No affiliation info available
Koenen KC
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHealth SurveysHumansLife Change EventsMaleMass MediaMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsSeptember 11 Terrorist AttacksStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20699717

Citation

Breslau, Naomi, et al. "The 9/11 Terrorist Attack and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Revisited." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, vol. 198, no. 8, 2010, pp. 539-43.
Breslau N, Bohnert KM, Koenen KC. The 9/11 terrorist attack and posttraumatic stress disorder revisited. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010;198(8):539-43.
Breslau, N., Bohnert, K. M., & Koenen, K. C. (2010). The 9/11 terrorist attack and posttraumatic stress disorder revisited. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 198(8), 539-43. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181ea1e2f
Breslau N, Bohnert KM, Koenen KC. The 9/11 Terrorist Attack and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Revisited. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010;198(8):539-43. PubMed PMID: 20699717.
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