Exposure to Mass Disaster and Probable Panic Disorder Among Children in New York City

• 2021

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• Renee Goodwin; Keely Cheslack-Postava; George Musa; Ruth Eisenberg; Michaeline Bresnahan; Judith Wicks
PMID: 33906123DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.04.001

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This study looked at the link between exposure to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks and panic disorder in New York City (NYC) school children (grades 6-12). Results show severe exposure to the event increased the likelihood of panic disorder. History of individual trauma also raised the risk. Attendance at a Ground Zero school was not associated with panic disorder. Preventive measures are suggested to address the impact of mass trauma on mental health, especially in children.

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Focus Areas: Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Mitigation

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; New York City; Panic Disorder; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Terrorism; Adolescent; September 11 Terrorist Attacks; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: Columbia University; The City University of New York; New York State Psychiatric Institute; Yeshiva University; Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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