scholarly journals Posttraumatic stress disorder following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: A review of the literature among highly exposed populations.

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 429-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuval Neria ◽  
Laura DiGrande ◽  
Ben G. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Review Of The Literature

Reactions to and memories for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 1081-1097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianjian Qin ◽  
Karen J. Mitchell ◽  
Marcia K. Johnson ◽  
John H. Krystal ◽  
Steven M. Southwick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Terrorist Attacks

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of the Literature on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Victims of Terrorist Attacks

2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 328-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Paz García-Vera ◽  
Jesús Sanz ◽  
Sara Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Emergency Rescue ◽  
Disaster Workers ◽  
Diagnostic Interviews ◽  
Ptsd Prevalence

This article was aimed at systematically reviewing the literature on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among victims of terrorist attacks. Electronic and hand searches of the literature identified 35 studies addressing PTSD prevalence based on validated diagnostic interviews. Overall, in the year after terrorist attacks, 33% to 39% of direct victims developed PTSD, whereas the percentage of indirect victims with PTSD was lower (4% in the affected community, 5%–6% among emergency, rescue, and recovery workers, and 17%–29% among relatives and friends of the injured or killed victims), but nonetheless above the prevalence in the general population. With the passing of time, a significant reduction of PTSD can be expected in the affected community and in the emergency and rescue personnel, but not in the injured victims, in the relatives and friends of the injured or killed victims, and in nontraditional, more vulnerable disaster workers. The implications of these results for the psychological treatment of terrorism victims are discussed.

scholarly journals Resilience after trauma: The role of memory suppression

Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 367 (6479) ◽  
pp. eaay8477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Mary ◽  
Jacques Dayan ◽  
Giovanni Leone ◽  
Charlotte Postel ◽  
Florence Fraisse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Control System ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Intrusive Memories ◽  
Memory Suppression ◽  
Traumatic Memories ◽  
Memory Control

In the aftermath of trauma, little is known about why the unwanted and unbidden recollection of traumatic memories persists in some individuals but not others. We implemented neutral and inoffensive intrusive memories in the laboratory in a group of 102 individuals exposed to the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks and 73 nonexposed individuals, who were not in Paris during the attacks. While reexperiencing these intrusive memories, nonexposed individuals and exposed individuals without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could adaptively suppress memory activity, but exposed individuals with PTSD could not. These findings suggest that the capacity to suppress memory is central to positive posttraumatic adaptation. A generalized disruption of the memory control system could explain the maladaptive and unsuccessful suppression attempts often seen in PTSD, and this disruption should be targeted by specific treatments.

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