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B Trappler¹, S Friedman

¹Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, USA.

The American Journal of Psychiatry

|May 1, 1996

Abstract

Objective:

The authors documented the frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian victims of urban terrorism.

Method:

A recent shooting attack on a van of Hasidic students provided a unique opportunity to document responses of survivors in this targeted group. Eleven of 14 survivors were compared with age-matched subjects on a variety of questionnaires and clinical evaluations.

Results:

Of the 11 survivors, four were diagnosed with PTSD (all of whom also had concurrent major depressive disorder), one with major depressive disorder, and two with adjustment disorder.

Conclusions:

Findings are interpreted in the context of unique factors contributing to the heightened vulnerability of this group.

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