The World Trade Center attack: mental health needs and treatment implications

On 11 September 2001, the United States suffered the worst terrorist attacks in its history. In New York City, approximately 3000 persons were killed at the World Trade Center, while many thousands fled for their lives. Millions of other city residents observed the burning towers and breathed the ac...

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Autores principales: Herman, Daniel B., Susser, Ezra S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2003
Materias:
Thematic Paper–Terrorism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507649
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description On 11 September 2001, the United States suffered the worst terrorist attacks in its history. In New York City, approximately 3000 persons were killed at the World Trade Center, while many thousands fled for their lives. Millions of other city residents observed the burning towers and breathed the acrid smoke that blanketed the city. Compounding the massive physical destruction and loss of life, the psychological impact of these terrifying events on the populace was profound – there were significant increases in mental distress and symptoms of disorder.
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spelling pubmed-67352322019-09-10 The World Trade Center attack: mental health needs and treatment implications Herman, Daniel B. Susser, Ezra S. Int Psychiatry Thematic Paper–Terrorism On 11 September 2001, the United States suffered the worst terrorist attacks in its history. In New York City, approximately 3000 persons were killed at the World Trade Center, while many thousands fled for their lives. Millions of other city residents observed the burning towers and breathed the acrid smoke that blanketed the city. Compounding the massive physical destruction and loss of life, the psychological impact of these terrifying events on the populace was profound – there were significant increases in mental distress and symptoms of disorder. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2003-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6735232/ /pubmed/31507649 Text en © 2003 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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