Posttraumatic stress symptoms, PTSD, and risk factors among lower Manhattan residents 2-3 years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

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• Personal Author:
  Brackbill RM ; DiGrande L ; Farfel M ; Murphy J ; Perrin MA ; Thalji L ; Thorpe LE ; Wu D
• Description:
  Manhattan residents living near the World Trade Center may have been particularly vulnerable to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks. In 2003-2004, the authors administered the PTSD Checklist to 11,037 adults who lived south of Canal Street in New York City on 9/11. The prevalence of probable PTSD was 12.6% and associated with older age, female gender, Hispanic ethnicity, low education and income, and divorce. Injury, witnessing horror, and dust cloud exposure on 9/11 increased risk for chronic PTSD. Postdisaster risk factors included evacuation and rescue and recovery work. The results indicate that PTSD is a continued health problem in the local community. The relationship between socioeconomic status and PTSD suggests services must target marginalized populations. Followup is necessary on the course and long-term consequences of PTSD. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Dust Men Mental Health Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Dust-exposure Dusts Exposure-levels Humans Injuries Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychological-stress Psychology Racial-factors Risk-factors Sociological-factors Stress Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0894-9867
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  264-273
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046603
• Citation:
  J Trauma Stress 2008 Jun; 21(3):264-273
• Contact Point Address:
  Laura DiGrande, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Epidemiology, 125 Worth Street, Room 315, New York, NY 10013
• Email:
  ldigrand@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030430
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Traumatic Stress
• End Date:
  20090429
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3e3495b966ff7b7b4c5e8d5910d7f46af5671e8040ced74b6a5390fab75d3909592ce5f5d92fdb04d9a0fae134e3b90228bae057b8c57269baa45080ab454ed8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201609/cdc_201609_DS1.pdf
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