Psychological Sequelae of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in New York City
New York Academy of Medicine · Columbia University · +4 more institutions
Abstract
The scope of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was unprecedented in the United States. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of acute post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among residents of Manhattan five to eight weeks after the attacks.
We used random-digit dialing to contact a representative sample of adults living south of 110th Street in Manhattan. Participants were asked about demographic characteristics, exposure to the events of September 11, and psychological symptoms after the attacks.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 148.34
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 34
Authors
7- SGSandro GaleaCorresponding
New York Academy of Medicine, Columbia University
- JAJennifer Ahern
New York Academy of Medicine
- HSHeidi S. Resnick
Medical University of South Carolina, National Center for Victims of Crime
- DGDean G. Kilpatrick
Medical University of South Carolina, National Center for Victims of Crime
- MJMichael J. Bucuvalas
Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Depression (economics)
- Psychiatry
- Random digit dialing
- Panic
- Stressor
- Ethnic group
- Anxiety