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Psychiatric medication use among Manhattan residents following the World Trade Center disaster

dc.contributor.authorBoscarino, Joseph A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGalea, Sandroen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhern, Jenniferen_US
dc.contributor.authorResnick, Heidi S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVlahov, Daviden_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-07-27T18:52:17Z
dc.date.available2006-07-27T18:52:17Z
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/40281
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses the psychological consequences of participation in a mental health study among people recently exposed to the September 11 attacks. Using cross-sectional telephone surveys, we interviewed random samples of English-speaking or Spanish-speaking adults living in New York City during the attacks 1 year after this event. Altogether, 2,368 people completed the surveys, including a random sample of 1,173 respondents who received mental health services after the attacks. Results indicated that 15% of New Yorkers found some of the survey questions stressful, whereas 28% of those who sought treatment found this to be the case. However, less than 2% reported being upset at survey completion, and among these persons, only four people consented to speak to the study’s mental health consultant. Although the majority of those expressing adverse reactions had sought postdisaster treatment, even among these subjects, only 3% were still upset at survey completion, and 2% wanted more information about counseling services. In addition, more than 70% of participants expressed positive sentiments about survey participation. Predictive models indicated that respondents who met study criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, or anxiety were more likely to find questions stressful, with people having posttraumatic stress disorder or depression the most likely to be upset and to consent to psychiatric consultation at completion. We suggest that, with the proper safeguards, research with persons exposed to a resent mass urban disaster generally can be conducted safely and effectively.en_US
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dc.subjectSurveillanceen_US
dc.subjectPatient Safetyen_US
dc.subjectBioethicsen_US
dc.subjectIatrogenicen_US
dc.subjectPosttraumatic Stress Disorderen_US
dc.subjectPTSDen_US
dc.subjectPsychological Traumaen_US
dc.subjectCommunity Disasteren_US
dc.subjectTerrorismen_US
dc.titlePsychiatric medication use among Manhattan residents following the World Trade Center disasteren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.affiliationumEpidemiology, Department ofen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampusAnn Arboren_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40281/2/Boscarino_Adverse Reactions Associated With Studying Persons_2004.PDFen_US
dc.owningcollnameEpidemiology, Department of (SPH)


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