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Porcheret K, Dyb G, Wentzel-Larsen T, Stensland SØ. Predictors of early adulthood insomnia following exposure to a single mass violence attack during adolescence: 7-13 year follow-up from the Utøya and HUNT studies. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2024; 15:2312750. [PMID: 38386049 PMCID: PMC10885749 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2312750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Background: The long-term impact of mass violence attacks is practically unknown, especially in children and adolescents. In a previous study, we found that 8.5 years after a terror attack targeting mainly adolescents, nearly half of the survivors met diagnostic criteria for insomnia.Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate: (1) whether exposure to a single mass violence event during adolescence increases the risk of insomnia almost a decade later above that expected for a non-exposed population; and (2) whether prior interpersonal violence exposure and early post-traumatic reactions predict later insomnia.Method: Participants were survivors of the 2011 Utøya Island terrorist attack (n = 279) and controls from the HUNT Norwegian general population study (n = 35,664). Early adulthood insomnia was assessed using four items from the Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire 8.5 years after the attack. Participants who had also completed earlier data collection waves for both studies (n = 116 and 2382, respectively) were included in logistic regression models testing the associations between predictors during adolescence and later insomnia.Results: Nearly a decade after the Utøya attack, 38.4% (n = 56) of the survivors reported symptoms of insomnia indicative of probable insomnia compared to 20.5% (n = 5771) of controls. Terror exposure during adolescence was a significant predictor of later insomnia [odds ratio (OR) = 3.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.05-4.87, p < .001]. Early post-trauma symptoms of anxiety and depression (OR = 1.34, 95% CI = 1.02-1.76, p = .033) and weekly headaches (OR = 1.64, 95% CI = 1.08-2.47, p = .018) were also significant predictors while controlling for background factors and other predictors.Conclusion: Long-term assessment and treatment are needed for survivors of mass violence to improve resilience and recovery.
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- Kate Porcheret
- Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern, Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Research and Communication Unit for Musculoskeletal Health (FORMI), Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Ben-Zion Z, Korem N, Fine NB, Katz S, Siddhanta M, Funaro MC, Duek O, Spiller TR, Danböck SK, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I. Structural Neuroimaging of Hippocampus and Amygdala Subregions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Scoping Review. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY GLOBAL OPEN SCIENCE 2024; 4:120-134. [PMID: 38298789 PMCID: PMC10829655 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Numerous studies have explored the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the hippocampus and the amygdala because both regions are implicated in the disorder's pathogenesis and pathophysiology. Nevertheless, those key limbic regions consist of functionally and cytoarchitecturally distinct substructures that may play different roles in the etiology of PTSD. Spurred by the availability of automatic segmentation software, structural neuroimaging studies of human hippocampal and amygdala subregions have proliferated in recent years. Here, we present a preregistered scoping review of the existing structural neuroimaging studies of the hippocampus and amygdala subregions in adults diagnosed with PTSD. A total of 3513 studies assessing subregion volumes were identified, 1689 of which were screened, and 21 studies were eligible for this review (total N = 2876 individuals). Most studies examined hippocampal subregions and reported decreased CA1, CA3, dentate gyrus, and subiculum volumes in PTSD. Fewer studies investigated amygdala subregions and reported altered lateral, basal, and central nuclei volumes in PTSD. This review further highlights the conceptual and methodological limitations of the current literature and identifies future directions to increase understanding of the distinct roles of hippocampal and amygdalar subregions in posttraumatic psychopathology.
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- Ziv Ben-Zion
- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, Clinical Neuroscience Division, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut
- Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, Clinical Neuroscience Division, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut
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- Sagol Brain Institute Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychological Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, Clinical Neuroscience Division, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Community Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, Clinical Neuroscience Division, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology, Department of Psychology, Paris London University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, Clinical Neuroscience Division, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut
- Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Nilsen LG, Wentzel-Larsen T, Stene LE. The short-term impact of terrorism on public mental health: an emergency primary care approach. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2325. [PMID: 37996852 PMCID: PMC10668408 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17240-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Terrorist attacks commonly have mental health consequences for those directly affected. Existing research is, however, divided when it comes to how and whether terrorist attacks affect the general population's mental health. There is a need for studies investigating a broader range of mental health reactions to understand more about how different groups of the population are affected by terrorist attacks, while also illuminating important systemic factors. METHODS In this study we investigated whether there was any change in the number of consultations with out-of-hours emergency primary care for psychological reactions in association with the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway. Data covering the entire Norwegian population's primary care contacts in 2008-2013, where the reason for encounter was coded as psychological concerns or psychiatric disorders, were studied. A time series intervention analysis, using ARIMA modelling, was used to estimate whether there was indeed a change in healthcare utilisation associated with the terrorist attacks. RESULTS The analysis uncovered an increase in contacts with emergency primary care by the overall population for mental health concerns associated with the terrorist attacks. When divided into groups according to geographical proximity to attacks, no significant change was found in the area closest to the attack in Oslo, whereas an increase was found for the rest of the country. There was also heterogeneity across different age groups. An increase was found among youths, young adults, and middle-aged people, but not the other age groups, and an increase was found for both men and women. CONCLUSIONS These findings highlight the need for primary care services to be prepared to meet mental health reactions in the general population when planning for healthcare provision in the aftermath of terrorism. Simultaneously, it should be noted that needs may vary across different groups of the population.
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- Lisa Govasli Nilsen
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, P.B. 181 Nydalen, 0409, Oslo, Norway.
- Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, P.B. 181 Nydalen, 0409, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, P.B. 181 Nydalen, 0409, Oslo, Norway
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Glad KA, Porcheret K, Dyb G. Prevalence and potency of trauma reminders 8.5 years after a terrorist attack. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2023; 14:2251774. [PMID: 37732366 PMCID: PMC10515681 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2251774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Background: Empirical knowledge about the prevalence and potency of reminders several years post-trauma, and how experiences with reminders relate to mental health and functioning, is scarce.Objective: The aim of this study was threefold: (1) systematically describe the type and frequency of trauma reminders experienced by survivors 8.5 years after a terrorist attack; (2) explore the intensity and duration of reactions evoked by various reminders; and (3) examine whether experiences with trauma reminders are associated with psychological distress and level of functioning almost a decade post-trauma.Method: 289 survivors (51.2% females, M age = 27.7, SD = 4.6) of the 2011 massacre on Utøya island, Norway, were interviewed 8.5 years post-terror. Participants were presented with a list of ten potential trauma reminders and asked to rate how frequently they had experienced each one in the past month, and the intensity and duration of the reactions evoked. Current posttraumatic reactions were measured using the UCLA PTSD-RI and the HSCL-8. Associations between experiences with reminders, psychological distress, and functioning, were analysed by linear regressions.Results: At 8.5 years post-terror, approximately 90% of the participants had experienced trauma reminders within the past month (35.6% often or very often). Almost 30% had become distressed, afraid, sad, or experienced bodily reactions to a great or very great extent. The vast majority reported that the reactions only lasted for a few minutes or hours. Frequency of exposure to reminders, and the intensity of the reactions evoked, were significantly associated with psychological distress. Frequency of exposure to trauma reminders was negatively related to the survivors' level of functioning.Conclusions: Trauma reminders can still be a central source of psychological distress and impaired functioning among survivors almost a decade post-trauma. While everyone who is directly exposed to a terrorist attack does not need psychotherapy, most would probably benefit from psychoeducation about reminders.
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- Kristin A. Glad
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Strøm IF, Dyb G, Wentzel-Larsen T, Stene LE, Schultz JH, Stensland S. Terror leaves adolescents behind: Identifying risk and protective factors for high-school completion among survivors of terrorism. J Trauma Stress 2023; 36:750-761. [PMID: 37248622 DOI: 10.1002/jts.22935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Terror exposure increases the risk of somatic and psychological health problems in survivors. Yet, knowledge of how such exposure affects survivors' ability to stay in school is lacking. This study examined whether exposure to the 2011 Utøya terrorist attack in Norway impacted survivors' ability to complete high school. Further, it aimed to identify important peri- and posttraumatic risk and protective factors. Interview data from the Utøya study, collected 4-5 months postterror, were linked to individual educational registry data for 265 survivors. Chi-square tests and ordinal logistic regression analyses were used to examine (a) high school completion among younger survivors (n = 185, age range: 13-18 years, 52.4% female) compared to both older survivors (i.e., who had the possibility of completing high school before the terror attacks; n = 80, age range: 19-21 years, 40.0% female) and the national average and (b) associations between high school completion and physical injury, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), somatic symptoms, and social support among younger survivors. Younger survivors were significantly less likely to complete high school on time. Among younger adolescents, physical injury, aOR = 0.36, 95% CI [0.16, 0.81]; higher-level PTSS, aOR = 0.54, 95% CI [0.33, 0.88]; and somatic symptoms, aOR = 0.51, 95% CI [0.29, 0.91], lowered the likelihood of on-time completion. Terror exposure in adolescence adversely affects long-term educational functioning in young survivors, which can severely hamper their future prospects. These findings reinforce the need for trauma-sensitive teaching and educator-provided support for adolescents exposed to trauma.
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- Ida F Strøm
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- UiT, The Artic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Research and Communication Unit for Musculoskeletal Health (FORMI), Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Stene LE, Thoresen S, Wentzel-Larsen T, Dyb G. Healthcare utilization after mass trauma: a register-based study of consultations with primary care and mental health services in survivors of terrorism. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:720. [PMID: 36401197 PMCID: PMC9675057 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04358-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Knowledge on healthcare utilization after mass trauma is needed to strengthen the public health preparedness to such incidents. Using register-based data, this study had a unique opportunity to investigate how young survivors' use of primary care physicians (PCP) and mental health services (MHS) changed after a terrorist attack. METHODS We examined register-based data on PCP and MHS consultations among 255 survivors (52% male) of the 2011 Utøya youth camp attack in Norway 3 years before and after the attack, and their reason for encounter with the PCP according to the International Classification for Primary Care (ICPC- 2). RESULTS The PCP and MHS consultation rates (CR) were higher in female than male survivors both acutely and at long-term. The mean yearly CRs increased from 2.25 to 4.41 for PCP and 1.77 to 13.59 for MHS the year before and after the attack in female survivors, and from 1.45 to 3.65 for PCP and 1.02 to 11.77 for MHS in male survivors. The third year post-attack CRs for PCP were 3.55 and 2.00; and CRs for MHS were 5.24 and 2.30 in female and male survivors, respectively. Among female survivors, 76% consulted PCP and 12% MHS the year preceding the attack; post-attack 93% consulted PCP and 73% MHS the first year; decreasing to 87 and 40% the third year. Among male survivors, 61% consulted PCP and 7% MHS the year preceding the attack; post-attack 86% consulted PCP and 61% MHS the first year, and 67 and 31% the third year. As for PCP consultations, there was a particular increase in psychological reasons for encounter following the attack. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that it is important to anticipate an increased healthcare utilization several years following mass trauma, particularly of MHS. Both PCP and MHS practitioners played important roles in providing healthcare for psychological problems in young survivors of terrorism in a country with universal and largely publicly financed healthcare and a gatekeeping system. The healthcare utilization could be different in countries with other health systems or psychosocial care responses to mass trauma.
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- Lise Eilin Stene
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Gullhaugveien 1-3, NO-0484, Oslo, Norway.
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- grid.504188.00000 0004 0460 5461Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Gullhaugveien 1-3, NO-0484 Oslo, Norway ,grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Forskningsveien 3A, NO-0373 Oslo, Norway
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- grid.504188.00000 0004 0460 5461Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Gullhaugveien 1-3, NO-0484 Oslo, Norway ,Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Gullhaugveien 1, NO-0484 Oslo, Norway
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- grid.504188.00000 0004 0460 5461Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Gullhaugveien 1-3, NO-0484 Oslo, Norway ,grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Postboks 1171, Blindern, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway
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Pary R, Lippmann S. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 101. South Med J 2022; 115:854-857. [PMID: 36318954 DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Raymond Pary
- From the Robley Rex Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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- From the Robley Rex Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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Bosmans MWG, Plevier C, Schutz F, Stene LE, Yzermans CJ, Dückers MLA. The impact of a terrorist attack: Survivors' health, functioning and need for support following the 2019 Utrecht tram shooting 6 and 18 months post-attack. Front Psychol 2022; 13:981280. [PMID: 36389568 PMCID: PMC9642322 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.981280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 09/08/2024] Open
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Background Extremely violent events such as terrorist attacks and mass shootings form a severe risk for the health and wellbeing of affected individuals. In this study based on a public health monitor, we focus on the health impact (including PTSD symptoms, physical problems and day-to-day functioning) of the Utrecht tram shooting, which took place in the morning of March 18th 2019. A lone gunman opened fire on passengers within a moving tram. Four people died, and six people were injured in this attack. The attack resulted in nationwide commotion and drew much media attention. Aim of this study was to increase insight into the health effects for the survivors (those directly impacted by a terrorist attack and the bereaved), and whether they received the needed care and support. Methods Semi-structured interviews with accompanying questionnaires were conducted at six and 18 months post-attack. Overall, 21 survivors (victims/witnesses and loved ones of deceased victims) participated in the first series of interviews, 15 in the second series. Qualitative data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis, quantitative data was only described because of the low sample size. Results At both six and 18 months after the attack many survivors had been able to resume daily life, and most rated their overall health as (very) good or excellent. At the same time, a substantial portion suffered from health problems such as posttraumatic stress symptoms and other complaints, and needed professional care. Furthermore, those in need did not always find their own way to appropriate care through the existing health system: half of the survivors still needed support in finding the right care 18 months later. Conclusion Although the design and implementation of this public health monitor were accompanied by multiple challenges, it was possible to track a portion of the survivors and gain insight in the considerable health burden of the attack. Also, it is clear in this study that the health impact of terrorism affects survivors in the long run and requires attention from health authorities and professionals, as survivors were not able to find the right care by themselves.
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- Mark W. G. Bosmans
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Municipal Health Services region of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Municipal Health Services region of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, Netherlands
- ARQ Centre of Expertise for the Impact of Disasters and Crises, Diemen, Netherlands
- Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Physical Illness, and Social Adjustment Among Disaster Victims. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2022; 17:e195. [PMID: 35593424 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2022.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Posttraumatic stress disorder is one of the most studied outcomes after a disaster. Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are maladaptive and disabling and can severely impair affected individuals' psychosocial functioning and quality of life. Consequently, the objective of this research is to investigate the prevalence of PTSS and physical illness among disaster victims. METHODS We analyzed disaster victims' survey data in South Korea 1 year after a natural disaster (n = 1659). Then, we performed multivariable comparisons of social and work adjustments between individuals with PTSS and individuals with physical illness to examine the association between PTSS and functional impairment. RESULTS Individuals with PTSS had a significant association with work and social maladjustments whether or not they had a physical illness; PTSS (+) physical illness (-) group (OR: 1.18, CI: 1.12-1.26, P < 0.001) and PTSS (+) physical illness (+) group (OR: 1.16, CI: 1.08-1.23, P < 0.001). Interestingly, this association was not significant in the group that exclusively presented physical illness. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that PTSS might be a critical factor in social maladjustment during the post-disaster period. Subsequently, an assessment of disaster victims' PTSS would help ensure effective medical and governmental approaches to assist disaster victims.
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Stressful events induce long-term gut microbiota dysbiosis and associated post-traumatic stress symptoms in healthcare workers fighting against COVID-19. J Affect Disord 2022; 303:187-195. [PMID: 35157946 PMCID: PMC8837476 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The microbiota-gut-brain axis is a key pathway perturbed by prolonged stressors to produce brain and behavioral disorders. Frontline healthcare workers (FHWs) fighting against COVID-19 typically experience stressful event sequences and manifest some mental symptoms; however, the role of gut microbiota in such stress-induced mental problems remains unclear. We investigated the association between the psychological stress of FHW and gut microbiota. METHODS We used full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing to characterize the longitudinal changes in gut microbiota and investigated the impact of microbial changes on FHWs' mental status. RESULTS Stressful events induced significant depression, anxiety, and stress in FHWs and disrupted the gut microbiome; gut dysbiosis persisted for at least half a year. Different microbes followed discrete trajectories during the half-year of follow-up. Microbes associated with mental health were mainly Faecalibacterium spp. and [Eubacterium] eligens group spp. with anti-inflammatory effects. Of note, the prediction model indicated that low abundance of [Eubacterium] hallii group uncultured bacterium and high abundance of Bacteroides eggerthii at Day 0 (immediately after the two-month frontline work) were significant determinants of the reappearance of post-traumatic stress symptoms in FHWs. LIMITATIONS The lack of metabolomic evidence and animal experiments result in the unclear mechanism of gut dysbiosis-related stress symptoms. CONCLUSION The stressful event sequences of fighting against COVID-19 induce characteristic longitudinal changes in gut microbiota, which underlies dynamic mental state changes.
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Stene LE, Vuillermoz C, Overmeire RV, Bilsen J, Dückers M, Nilsen LG, Vandentorren S. Psychosocial care responses to terrorist attacks: a country case study of Norway, France and Belgium. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:390. [PMID: 35331222 PMCID: PMC8953389 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07691-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background The international terrorism threat urges societies to invest in the planning and organization of psychosocial care. With the aim to contribute to cross-national learning, this study describes the content, target populations and providers of psychosocial care to civilians after terrorist attacks in Norway, France and Belgium. Methods We identified and reviewed pre- and post-attack policy documents, guidelines, reports and other relevant grey literature addressing the psychosocial care response to terrorist attacks in Oslo/Utøya, Norway on 22 July 2011; in Paris, France on 13 November 2015; and in Brussels, Belgium on 22 March 2016. Results In Norway, there was a primary care based approach with multidisciplinary crisis teams in the local municipalities. In response to the terrorist attacks, there were proactive follow-up programs within primary care and occupational health services with screenings of target groups throughout a year. In France, there was a national network of specialized emergency psychosocial units primarily consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurses organized by the regional health agencies. They provided psychological support the first month including guidance for long-term healthcare, but there were no systematic screening programs after the acute phase. In Belgium, there were psychosocial intervention networks in the local municipalities, yet the acute psychosocial care was coordinated at a federal level. A reception centre was organized to provide acute psychosocial care, but there were no reported public long-term psychosocial care initiatives in response to the attacks. Conclusions Psychosocial care responses, especially long-term follow-up activities, differed substantially between countries. Models for registration of affected individuals, monitoring of their health and continuous evaluation of countries’ psychosocial care provision incorporated in international guidelines may strengthen public health responses to mass-casualty incidents. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-022-07691-2.
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- Lise Eilin Stene
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway.
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Department of social epidemiology, Paris, France
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- Mental Health & Wellbeing research group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Mental Health & Wellbeing research group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre, Diemen, Netherlands.,Netherlands Institute of Health Services Research (NIVEL), Utrecht, Netherlands.,Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway.,Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
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- Santé publique France, Saint Maurice, France.,Université Bordeaux, Inserm, UMR 1219, Vintage team, Bordeaux, France
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Stancombe J, Williams R, Drury J, Collins H, Lagan L, Barrett A, French P, Chitsabesan P. People's experiences of distress and psychosocial care following a terrorist attack: interviews with survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. BJPsych Open 2022; 8:e41. [PMID: 35109959 PMCID: PMC8867861 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Distress after major incidents is widespread among survivors. The great majority do not meet the criteria for mental health disorders and rely on psychosocial care provided by their informal networks and official response services. There is a need to better understand their experiences of distress and psychosocial care needs. AIMS The aims of our study were to enhance understanding of the experience of distress among people present at the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, identify their experiences of psychosocial care after the incident and learn how to better deliver and target effective psychosocial care following major incidents. METHOD We conducted a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 18 physically non-injured survivors of the Manchester Arena attack, who registered with the NHS Manchester Resilience Hub. RESULTS Distress was ubiquitous, with long-lasting health and social consequences. Initial reluctance to seek help from services was also common. Early and open access to authoritative sources of information and emotional support, and organised events for survivors, were viewed as helpful interventions. Inappropriate forms of psychosocial and mental healthcare were common and potent stressors that affected coping and recovery. CONCLUSIONS This paper extends our understanding of how people react to major events. Provision for the large group of people who are distressed and require psychosocial care may be inadequate after many incidents. There is a substantial agenda for developing awareness of people's needs for psychosocial interventions, and training practitioners to deliver them. The findings have substantial implications for policy and service design.
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- John Stancombe
- Young People's Mental Health Research Unit, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care, University of South Wales, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, UK
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- Complex Trauma and Resilience Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust, UK
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- Manchester Resilience Hub, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, UK; and School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, UK
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- Research and Innovation Department, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, UK; and Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
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- Young People's Mental Health Research Unit, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, UK; and Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
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Porcheret K, Stensland SØ, Wentzel-Larsen T, Dyb G. Insomnia in survivors 8.5 years after the Utøya Island terrorist attack: transition from late adolescence to early adulthood - the Utøya study. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2022; 13:2020472. [PMID: 35096287 PMCID: PMC8794065 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.2020472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Insomnia is a global health concern, associated with many mental and physical health conditions. Prevalence of insomnia is reported to increase during adolescence and early adulthood. High levels of insomnia are also reported in adolescents up to 2.5 years after a traumatic event. What is less well understood is the prevalence of insomnia in a trauma exposed population transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. OBJECTIVE To assess insomnia in the survivors in the 2011 Utøya Island terrorist attack, 2.5 years and 8.5 years after the attack when the majority of survivors were transitioning from late adolescence to early adulthood. METHOD Participants were 336 survivors of the Utøya Island attack who completed the Utøya Study 2.5 years (T3) and 8.5 years (T4) after the attack. Participants completed a face-to-face interview including the Bergen Insomnia Scale (BIS), which was used to assess insomnia symptoms and prevalence of meeting diagnostic criteria for insomnia. RESULTS Insomnia was indicated in 47.7% of survivors 8.5 years after the attack. Insomnia prevalence did not significantly change from 2.5 to 8.5 years after the attack, though insomnia symptoms (BIS sum score) were found to increase. Age was negatively associated with insomnia at T4, with older age being associated with less insomnia. No significant sex difference was found in insomnia prevalence at T4. CONCLUSION Almost a decade after the Utøya Island terrorist attack, nearly a half of the young survivors in our study reported insomnia and typical age- and sex-related differences in sleep were not always seen. This rate is almost double what is reported in the general population (20-30%) indicating a high level of unmet need in this population. The implications of such sleep disruption during a critical time for physical, mental, social and cognitive development are far reaching.
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- Kate Porcheret
- Section forTtrauma, Catastrophes and Forced Migration - Children and Youths, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section forTtrauma, Catastrophes and Forced Migration - Children and Youths, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Research and Communication Unit for Musculoskeletal Health (FORMI), Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Section forTtrauma, Catastrophes and Forced Migration - Children and Youths, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Section forTtrauma, Catastrophes and Forced Migration - Children and Youths, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Mengin AC, Rolling JM, Palacio C, Mastelli D, Berna F, Schroder CM, Vidailhet P. Hiding from danger, not from fear: Lockdown as a risk factor of probable PTSD among civilians after Strasbourg Christmas market terror attack. J Psychiatr Res 2021; 144:262-268. [PMID: 34710662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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On December 11, 2018, five people were killed and 11 injured during a terrorist attack on Strasbourg's Christmas market. As the attacker was on the run during the night, part of the population was locked down for several hours. Our study aimed at assessing factors associated with the development of PTSD and health services use among the victims. Four hundred and twelve victims were followed up from 6 to 11 months after the attacks through phone calls by psychologists. The presence of probable PTSD was assessed with the Trauma Screening Questionnaire. In addition, we evaluated the type and level of exposure, and health services use after the attacks. Two hundred and twelve participants completed the phone interview. The prevalence of probable PTSD was 26.4%. Being locked down during the attack and the level of exposure were associated with probable PTSD (OR = 2.32 [1.17-4.59], p = 0.016 and OR = 1.49 [1.10-2.03], p = 0.010 respectively). Lockdown was especially associated with symptoms suggesting adrenergic hyperactivation (startle at surprise, dreams about the event). General and mental health services use was frequent among our sample (83% consulted either their GP or a mental health professional), but people living alone tend to use these health services more infrequently than these living with others. Though necessary, measures taken to protect victims, such as lockdown, may foster PTSD. Victims of terror attacks having been subjected to lockdown may have experienced powerlessness, fostering prolonged stress and fear. These victims may benefit from mental health support over the following months.
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- Amaury C Mengin
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Santé Mentale et Addictologie, Strasbourg, 1 Place de L'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France; Centre Régional Du Psychotraumatisme Grand Est, Strasbourg, France; INSERM U1114 Neuropsychologie Cognitive et Physiopathologie de La Schizophrénie, Strasbourg, France.
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- Centre Régional Du Psychotraumatisme Grand Est, Strasbourg, France; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France; CNRS UPR 3212, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, Strasbourg, France
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- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Santé Mentale et Addictologie, Strasbourg, 1 Place de L'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France; Centre Régional Du Psychotraumatisme Grand Est, Strasbourg, France; Cellule D'Urgence Médico-Psychologique 67, Strasbourg, France
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- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Santé Mentale et Addictologie, Strasbourg, 1 Place de L'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France; Centre Régional Du Psychotraumatisme Grand Est, Strasbourg, France; Cellule D'Urgence Médico-Psychologique 67, Strasbourg, France
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- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Santé Mentale et Addictologie, Strasbourg, 1 Place de L'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France; INSERM U1114 Neuropsychologie Cognitive et Physiopathologie de La Schizophrénie, Strasbourg, France; Strasbourg University, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France; Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France; CNRS UPR 3212, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, Strasbourg, France; Strasbourg University, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France; Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Santé Mentale et Addictologie, Strasbourg, 1 Place de L'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France; Centre Régional Du Psychotraumatisme Grand Est, Strasbourg, France; INSERM U1114 Neuropsychologie Cognitive et Physiopathologie de La Schizophrénie, Strasbourg, France; Cellule D'Urgence Médico-Psychologique 67, Strasbourg, France; Strasbourg University, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France; Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Psychosocial intervention models and outcomes after a terror disaster. CNS Spectr 2021; 26:92-100. [PMID: 33300488 DOI: 10.1017/s1092852920002163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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On July 22, 2011, a car bomb blast in the government quarter in Oslo killed 8, injured 209 of the 350 employees who were at work, and destroyed 1700 of the 3500 work places in the ministries. Shortly afterward, the terrorist killed 69 adolescents and young adults and injured another 110 of the 495 survivors at a summer camp on an island outside Oslo, organized by the Youth League of the ruling Labor Party. The paper describes the two disaster models that were applied in providing the preventive and therapeutic psychosocial interventions: the company/organization model for the governmental employees and a combined community and organization model for the victims of the massacre and their families. Some of the findings from the longitudinal research and outreach programs that were conducted are reported.
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Stensland SØ, Thoresen S, Jensen T, Wentzel-Larsen T, Dyb G. Early Pain and Other Somatic Symptoms Predict Posttraumatic Stress Reactions in Survivors of Terrorist Attacks: The Longitudinal Utøya Cohort Study. J Trauma Stress 2020; 33:1060-1070. [PMID: 32662140 DOI: 10.1002/jts.22562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Survivors of traumatic events commonly suffer from long-term pain and related somatic symptomatology. To test the predominant hypothesis that survivors' pain comprises sequela of persistent posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), we assessed the sequential order of symptom development among young survivors of a terrorist attack. All 490 survivors of the 2011 Utøya (Norway) attacks were invited to the longitudinal Utøya cohort study; 355 (72.4%) participated. The mean survivor age was 19.3 years (SD = 4.6) and 169 were female (47.6%). Somatic symptoms, including headache, other pain and fatigue, and PTSS, were measured 4-5 months (T1), 14-16 months (T2), and 32-33 months (T3) after the attack. Longitudinal associations between somatic symptoms and PTSS were assessed in cross-lagged structural equation model (SEM) analyses, which were adjusted for known confounders. Higher pain levels and other somatic symptoms at T1 consistently predicted PTSS at T2 in SEM analyses, r = .473, p < .001. Beyond this early-to-intermediate posttraumatic phase, somatic symptoms did not significantly predict PTSS: T2-T3, r = .024, p = .831; T1-T3, r = -.074, p = .586. PTSS did not significantly predict later somatic symptomatology at T1-T2, r = .093, p = .455; T2-T3, r = .272, p = .234; or T1-T3, r = -.279, p = .077. The findings indicate that survivors' early pain and related somatic symptoms strongly and consistently predict later psychopathology. After severe psychological trauma, early interventions may need to address individuals' pain to hinder chronification.
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- Synne Øien Stensland
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Research and Communication Unit for Musculoskeletal Health (FORMI), Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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The association of PTSD symptom severity with amygdala nuclei volumes in traumatized youths. Transl Psychiatry 2020; 10:288. [PMID: 32807799 PMCID: PMC7431855 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-00974-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The amygdala is a core component in neurobiological models of stress and stress-related pathologies, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While numerous studies have reported increased amygdala activity following traumatic stress exposure and in PTSD, the findings regarding amygdala volume have been mixed. One reason for these mixed findings may be that the amygdala has been considered as a homogenous entity, while it in fact consists of several nuclei with unique cellular and connectivity profiles. Here, we investigated amygdala nuclei volumes of the basolateral and the centrocorticomedial complex in relation to PTSD symptom severity in 47 young survivors from the 2011 Norwegian terror attack 24-36 months post-trauma. PTSD symptoms were assessed 4-5, 14-15 and 24-36 months following the trauma. We found that increased PTSD symptom severity 24-36 months post-trauma was associated with volumetric reductions of all basolateral as well as the central and the medial nuclei. However, only the lateral nucleus was associated with longitudinal symptom development, and mediated the association between 4-5 months and 24-36 months post-trauma symptoms. The results suggest that the amygdala nuclei may be differentially associated with cross-sectional and longitudinal measures of PTSD symptom severity. As such, investigations of amygdala total volume may not provide an adequate index of the association between amygdala and stress-related mental illness.
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Søegaard EGI, Kan Z, Koirala R, Hauff E, Thapa SB. Variations in psychiatric morbidity between traumatized Norwegian, refugees and other immigrant patients in Oslo. Nord J Psychiatry 2020; 74:390-399. [PMID: 31961250 DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2020.1714724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Background: There is a lack of clinical studies that focus on different psychiatric disorders after trauma and the relationship with migration status.Purpose: To examine differences in psychiatric morbidity in traumatized patients referred to psychiatric treatment in Southern Oslo.Materials and methods: Hundred and ten patients with trauma background attending an outpatient clinic in Southern Oslo were studied. Forty-four of the participants (40%) were ethnic Norwegians, 25 (22.7%) had refugee background and 41 (37.3%) were first- or second-generation immigrants without refugee background. Thorough diagnostic assessment was done by experienced psychiatrists through several structured clinical interviews and self-report questionnaires.Results: Ninety-eight patients (89%) were diagnosed with at least one Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) disorder. There was a clear difference in the presentation of certain psychiatric disorders between the groups. Ethnic Norwegian patients were more likely to have anxiety disorders: agoraphobia, social phobia and panic disorder than non-refugee immigrant patients. They also had higher rates of alcohol abuse/dependence. Somatoform pain disorder was more common in both the refugee and other-immigrant groups than among the ethnic Norwegian patients. The refugee patients had significantly more major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and both co-occurring.Conclusion: Trauma is frequently associated with depression, anxiety disorders, somatoform pain disorder and PTSD in a clinical population. The clinical presentation and comorbidity of these disorders seem to vary significantly between traumatized patients with Norwegian, refugee and non-refugee immigrant backgrounds. After a major trauma, refugees may be at greater risk for both PTSD and depression than other immigrants and the native population.
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- Erik Ganesh Iyer Søegaard
- Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Brain and Neuroscience Center, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Glad KA, Czajkowski NO, Dyb G, Hafstad GS. Does event centrality mediate the effect of peritraumatic reactions on post-traumatic growth in survivors of a terrorist attack? Eur J Psychotraumatol 2020; 11:1766276. [PMID: 33029309 PMCID: PMC7473115 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1766276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While self-reported post-traumatic growth (PTG) has been documented after a wide variety of potentially traumatic experiences, we need more knowledge on the mechanisms behind PTG to gain a better understanding of this phenomenon. OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the hypothesized mechanism of perceived event centrality as a mediator on the pathway between peritraumatic reactions and later PTG. METHOD In total, 204 survivors of the 2011 massacre on Utøya island, participated 4-5 months (T1), 14-15 months (T2), and 30-32 months (T3) post-terror. We applied counterfactually based causal mediation analysis to explore the potential mediating role of survivors' perceived centrality (T2) in linking their peritraumatic reactions (T1) and self-reported PTG (T3). RESULTS The vast majority of the survivors reported experiencing some positive changes post-terror, and we found a positive, significant association between survivor's peritraumatic reactions, perceived event centrality and self-reported growth. However, we did not find that centrality significantly mediated the longitudinal association between peritraumatic reactions and later PTG. CONCLUSION Reports of PTG are common post-terror, and peritraumatic reactions and perceptions of centrality may help explain individual differences in trauma survivors' level of PTG. Perceived event centrality about one year post-trauma does not appear to explain the relationship between initial reactions to trauma and subsequent PTG.
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- Kristin Alve Glad
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Mental Disorders, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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Kemp A. Reflections on personal psychological resilience arising from the Shoreham air crash in 2015. Emerg Nurse 2020; 27:25-30. [PMID: 31468773 DOI: 10.7748/en.2019.e1913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Following critical events many people experience a period of emotional and cognitive disturbance before re-establishing well-being without the need for formal psychological support. Those working in emergency care have frequent and repeated exposure to such incidents and are therefore at increased risk of psychological distress. This article discusses the psychological sequalae of the author's witnessing and involvement in the immediate on-scene care of those injured in the Shoreham, England air show crash in August 2015. Using narrative reflection, the author describes, with reference to the literature, his psychological journey drawing particularly on the conservation of resources theory. Within this is the recognition that unduly early and misinformed emphasis on psychological disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder are not only unhelpful but may deliver the person into greater distress and long-term mental health problems.
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- Anthony Kemp
- British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS), Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Motreff Y, Baubet T, Pirard P, Rabet G, Petitclerc M, Stene LE, Vuillermoz C, Chauvin P, Vandentorren S. Factors associated with PTSD and partial PTSD among first responders following the Paris terror attacks in November 2015. J Psychiatr Res 2020; 121:143-150. [PMID: 31821960 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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During the evening of 13 November 2015, the deadliest terror attacks in France in recent times occurred in the Paris area. Overall, 130 people were killed, 643 were physically injured and several thousands were psychologically impacted. Thousands of first responders, including health professionals, firefighters, affiliated volunteers and police officers were mobilized that night and during the subsequent weeks. The aims of our study were to measure the psychological impact on first responders in terms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and partial PTSD as well as associated factors 12 months after the 13 November 2015 terrorist attacks. First responders who had intervened during the night and/or the aftermath of the terror attacks had the possibility of answering a web-based study 8-12 months after the attacks. They satisfied criterion A of the DSM 5 definition of PTSD. PTSD and partial PTSD were measured using the PCL-5. Gender, age, educational level, exposure, first responder category, mental health and traumatic event history, training and social support were all analysed as potential factors associated with PTSD and partial PTSD, using multinomial logistic regression. Overall, 663 participants were included in this analysis. Prevalence of PTSD in our sample went from 3.4% among firefighters to 9.5% among police officers and prevalence of partial PTSD from 10.4% among health professionals to 23.2% among police officers. Low educational level and social isolation were associated with PTSD and partial PTSD. Intervention on unsecured crime scenes and lack of training were associated with PTSD. Special attention should be given to first responders living in social isolation, those with low educational levels and those who intervene in unsecured crime scenes. Education and training about the potential mental health consequences of mass trauma intervention should be developed.
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- Yvon Motreff
- Santé publique France, Direction des maladies non transmissibles et traumatismes, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France; Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut Pierre Louis D'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Department of Social Epidemiology, F75012, Paris, France.
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- CESP Inserm 1178, Université Paris 13, Paris, France; Psychopathology Department for Children, Adolescents, General Psychiatry and Specialized Addiction, APHP Hôpital Avicenne, F93009, Bobigny, France; Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience (CNRR), Paris, France
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- Santé publique France, Direction des maladies non transmissibles et traumatismes, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France; CESP Inserm 1178, Université Paris 13, Paris, France
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- Santé publique France, Direction appui traitements et analyses des données, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France
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- Service Médical D'urgence - Bureau de Santé et de Prévention, Brigade de Sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 1, Place Jules-Renard, 75017, Paris, France; Université Paris 13, Ecole Doctorale Erasme, Laboratoire UTRPP, F93430, Villetaneuse, France
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
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- Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Équipe de Recherche sur Les Inégalités Sociales - Centre Maurice Halbwachs (CNRS-UMR8097, EHESS, ENS), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut Pierre Louis D'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Department of Social Epidemiology, F75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut Pierre Louis D'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Department of Social Epidemiology, F75012, Paris, France; Santé publique France, Direction des régions, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France
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Nilsen LG, Thoresen S, Wentzel-Larsen T, Dyb G. Trust After Terror: Institutional Trust Among Young Terror Survivors and Their Parents After the 22nd of July Terrorist Attack on Utøya Island, Norway. Front Psychol 2019; 10:2819. [PMID: 31920856 PMCID: PMC6927289 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In the aftermath of terrorist attacks and disasters, public institutions play an important role in re-establishing safety and justice. However, little is known about the importance of institutional trust for victims' potential for healing in the aftermath of mass trauma. This study examines levels of post-terror trust in the police and in the justice system among young survivors from the 2011 Utøya terror attack and their parents. Furthermore, it investigates how institutional trust develops over time among directly affected populations, and whether it is associated with psychological distress. 325 survivors and 463 parents were interviewed face-to-face at wave one (4-5 months post-terror) and 285 survivors and 435 parents at wave two (14-15 months). Levels of institutional trust in victims were compared to general population data from the European Social Survey adjusted for age, gender, and ethnic background. Measures included trust in the police and justice system, post-traumatic stress reactions, anxiety and depression, and quality of life. Trust in the police among survivors and parents was higher than or comparable to trust levels in the general population at wave one, but decreased for survivors and parents at wave two. Trust in the justice system was higher among those directly affected than in the general population, and increased from wave one to wave two. Levels of institutional trust were negatively associated with distress for survivors in both waves and for parents in wave two. Levels of institutional trust were positively associated with perceived quality of life in parents and survivors. Directly affected groups' institutional trust differed from that of the general population following the terrorist attack, although being directly affected did not necessarily imply weakened institutional trust. This study found trust to be institution specific, however, trust in institutions changed with time, and the passing of time might be an important factor in better understanding whether trust will generalize across institutions or not. Institutional trust was negatively associated with psychological distress. This finding highlights the potential for institutions to create a healing post-disaster environment.
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Ousdal OT, Milde AM, Craven AR, Ersland L, Endestad T, Melinder A, Huys QJ, Hugdahl K. Prefrontal glutamate levels predict altered amygdala-prefrontal connectivity in traumatized youths. Psychol Med 2019; 49:1822-1830. [PMID: 30223909 PMCID: PMC6650776 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291718002519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neurobiological models of stress and stress-related mental illness, including post-traumatic stress disorder, converge on the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex (PFC). While a surge of research has reported altered structural and functional connectivity between amygdala and the medial PFC following severe stress, few have addressed the underlying neurochemistry. METHODS We combined resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging measures of amygdala connectivity with in vivo MR-spectroscopy (1H-MRS) measurements of glutamate in 26 survivors from the 2011 Norwegian terror attack and 34 control subjects. RESULTS Traumatized youths showed altered amygdala-anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC) and amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) connectivity. Moreover, the trauma survivors exhibited reduced levels of glutamate in the vmPFC which fits with the previous findings of reduced levels of Glx (glutamate + glutamine) in the aMCC (Ousdal et al., 2017) and together suggest long-term impact of a traumatic experience on glutamatergic pathways. Importantly, local glutamatergic metabolite levels predicted the individual amygdala-aMCC and amygdala-vmPFC functional connectivity, and also mediated the observed group difference in amygdala-aMCC connectivity. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that traumatic stress may influence amygdala-prefrontal neuronal connectivity through an effect on prefrontal glutamate and its compounds. Understanding the neurochemical underpinning of altered amygdala connectivity after trauma may ultimately lead to the discovery of new pharmacological agents which can prevent or treat stress-related mental illness.
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- Olga Therese Ousdal
- Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, UNI Research Health, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- NORMENT, Centre of Excellence, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Engineering, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Translational Neuromodeling Unit, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Zürich and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction Disorders, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- NORMENT, Centre of Excellence, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- KG Jebsen Centre for Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Breuer F, Beckers SK, Poloczek S. [Mass casualty incidents and attacks involving a multitude of children and adolescents-Overview of policy recommendations and challenges]. Anaesthesist 2019; 68:476-482. [PMID: 31297543 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-019-0626-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Fortunately, mass casualty incidents involving a large number of children and adolescents are rare and the experience in this field, both in terms of medical as well as psychosocial emergency care is comparatively low. Children represent a vulnerable group and have a particularly high risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder in the aftermath of experiencing disasters. A selective literature search was carried out in Medline. The peculiarity of damaging events with a large number of children and adolescents affected is that in addition to emergency medical care, an early approach to psychosocial emergency care must be provided. Accordingly, it makes sense to integrate such structures into the respective deployment concepts. A specific screening algorithm for children could so far not prevail but due to the physiological and anatomical characteristics appropriate emergency medical care concepts should be provided. Furthermore, hospitals must adapt to this patient group in a suitable manner.
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- F Breuer
- Ärztliche Leitung Rettungsdienst, Berliner Feuerwehr, Voltairestr. 2, 10179, Berlin, Deutschland.
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- Ärztliche Leitung Rettungsdienst Stadt Aachen, Berufsfeuerwehr Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland.,Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland
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- Ärztliche Leitung Rettungsdienst, Berliner Feuerwehr, Voltairestr. 2, 10179, Berlin, Deutschland
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Effects of Different Levels of Restraint Stress on Bone–Implant Contact. J Craniofac Surg 2019; 30:1294-1297. [DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Dundar S, Bozoglan A, Yaman F, Kirtay M, Bulmus O, Sahin Aydinyurt H, Solmaz MY, Yanen C. An experimental investigation of the effects of chronic stress on bone-to-implant contact. J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 45:91-96. [PMID: 31106137 PMCID: PMC6502755 DOI: 10.5125/jkaoms.2019.45.2.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effects of chronic restraint stress on the osseointegration of titanium implants. Materials and Methods Twenty adult male Wistar albino rats were used in the study. After surgical insertion of titanium implants into the metaphyseal part of the tibial bone, rats were randomly divided into two groups: a control group (CNT group) and an experimental restraint stress group (RS group). In the CNT group, titanium implants were inserted surgically, and rats received no further treatment during the 47-day experimental period. In the RS group, restraint stress was applied for 3 hours per day for 45 days, beginning 2 days after implant surgery. Weight of the rats was measured prior to surgery and at the end of the study to analyze the effects of stress. At the end of the experimental period, rats were euthanized, and implants and surrounding bone tissues were used for undecalcified histological analysis. Serum cortisol levels were assessed in cardiac blood samples from the rats following centrifugation. Results Average weight of rats in the RS group was lower than that of rats in the CNT group after the experimental protocol had been completed (P<0.05). Further, serum cortisol levels were higher in the RS group than in the CNT group (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in bone-implant connection levels between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion The data analyzed in this study suggest that chronic restraint stress did not adversely affect rats during a 45-day osseointegration period.
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- Serkan Dundar
- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Private Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Private Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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Løvstad M, Månum G, Wisløff-Aase K, Hafstad GS, Ræder J, Larsen I, Stanghelle JK, Schanke AK. Persons injured in the 2011 terror attacks in Norway - Relationship between post-traumatic stress symptoms, emotional distress, fatigue, sleep, and pain outcomes, and medical and psychosocial factors. Disabil Rehabil 2019; 42:3126-3134. [PMID: 31017034 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1585489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Purpose: The main aim was to assess long-term post-traumatic stress symptoms, emotional distress, fatigue, sleep disturbances and pain in individuals hospitalized with physical injuries after two terror attacks in Oslo in 2011, approximately three years after the events. A secondary aim was to explore the relationship between these outcomes and medical and psychosocial factors.Materials and methods: Thirty of 43 potential persons participated. Injury characteristics were collected from medical charts. Level of post-traumatic stress, emotional distress, fatigue, sleep disturbances and pain was assessed and the association with injury severity, resilience, optimism, neuroticism and extroversion, and perceived access to social support was explored.Results: Nine of 30 met criteria for full or partial PTSD, and 14 of 30 displayed clinical levels of emotional distress. Fifteen reported moderate to severe fatigue, and 16 said sleep disturbances affected their daily life. Twelve indicated that pain affected daily activities and work ability, and 15 that pain affected their quality of life. I Resilience, optimism, neuroticism, and perceived social support, were associated with outcomes, but injury severity was not. When controlling for pain, many of the psychosocial variables failed to reach significance.Conclusions: Injury severity was not associated with outcomes. On the other hand, psychosocial factors were, but seemed to be influenced by pain.Implications for rehabilitationPersons who have obtained physical injuries under extreme psychological conditions such as terror, are at high risk of poor long-term outcomes, and will often be in need of comprehensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation services.Psychological outcomes are not associated with severity of physical injury, but premorbid and current psychological variables such as resilience, optimism, personality, and access to social support are highly associated with long-term outcome.Longstanding pain seems to diminish or weaken the role of protective psychological factors and should be addressed in the rehabilitation context.
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- Marianne Løvstad
- Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Bjørnemyr, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Bjørnemyr, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Anaesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Anaesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Bjørnemyr, Norway
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- Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Bjørnemyr, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Bjørnemyr, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Nuwara AS, Masa'Deh R, Hamdan-Mansour AM, Qhah IK. Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Its Relationship With Perceived Social Support Among Family Caregivers of Individuals With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2019; 57:37-43. [PMID: 30973614 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20190405-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A cross-sectional descriptive correlation study was performed to investigate the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 300 family caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and examine the relationship between perceived social support and risk of PTSD. The Arabic version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (APCL-5) was used to investigate risk of PTSD; the Arabic version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was used to measure perceived social support. Mean score of the APCL-5 was 46.1, indicating risk of PTSD among family caregivers. A negative moderate correlation was found between risk of PTSD and perceived social support. The caring process is demanding and highly stressful, putting family caregivers at risk for PTSD. Social support is crucial in decreasing this risk. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 57(8), 37-43.].
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Stene LE, Schultz JH, Dyb G. Returning to school after a terror attack: a longitudinal study of school functioning and health in terror-exposed youth. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019; 28:319-328. [PMID: 30003398 PMCID: PMC6407738 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1196-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Terrorist attacks and mass shootings often involve youth. Knowledge is needed on how this may impact their health and functioning. This study investigates perceived academic performance and school wellbeing in 237 terror-exposed survivors of the Utøya youth camp attack according to their sociodemographic characteristics, health and mental health service (MHS) utilization. Semi-structured interviews were conducted after 4-5 and 14-15 months. The year following the attack, 143 (61%) survivors reported impaired academic performance and 66 (29%) impaired school wellbeing. Female survivors more often reported impaired performance. Non-Norwegian origin, being financially disadvantaged and less social support were associated with impaired wellbeing. Sleep problems, posttraumatic stress, anxiety/depression, somatic symptoms, and lower life satisfaction were associated with both impaired performance and impaired wellbeing. Survivors who had received MHS were more likely to report impaired or improved academic performance and school wellbeing. Higher age and posttraumatic stress reactions were associated with impaired academic performance after multivariate logistic regression adjustments for gender, somatic symptoms and social support. When additionally adjusting for impaired school wellbeing, age and impaired wellbeing were associated with impaired performance. Only posttraumatic stress reactions were associated with impaired wellbeing after similar adjustments. Non-Norwegian origin and being financially disadvantaged were not significantly associated with impaired wellbeing after adjusting for posttraumatic stress reactions, age and gender. Our findings demonstrate how a terrorist attack can considerably deteriorate young survivors' performance and wellbeing at school, which is associated with poorer health. Consequently, it is important to provide appropriate school support, and coordinate MHS with follow-up at school.
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- Lise Eilin Stene
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, NKVTS, Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Education, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, NKVTS, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Grenon M, Consigny M, Lemey C, Simson JP, Coulon N. Impact of a Terrorist Attack on the Mental Health of Directly Exposed French Adolescents: Study Protocol for the First Step of the AVAL Cohort Study. Front Psychiatry 2019; 10:744. [PMID: 31708812 PMCID: PMC6823664 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background: Several terrorist attacks have recently taken place in France and Europe. Various studies have shown a high prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders among the victims of these attacks. Nevertheless, research in this field is scarce and no cohort study has been conducted yet to evaluate the impact of a terrorist attack on teenagers directly exposed to this type of events. Therefore, we decided to work on the AVAL (Adolescents Victimes de l'Attentat de Londres) cohort study in order to measure the psycho-traumatic impact of this attack and to describe these adolescents' health care pathways. Material and method: The 53 students of a French high school who were directly exposed (criterion A1 of PTSD in DSM-5) to the terrorist attack perpetrated in London on March 22, 2017 constitute the target population of this monocentric cross-sectional observational study. We decided not to include the three students who were physically wounded and, therefore, didn't have the same sensorial exposition. The primary endpoint will be the prevalence of PTSD 12 to 15 months after the attack, measured by the PCL-5 (Post-traumatic stress disorder Check-List for DSM-5) global severity score: the diagnosis of PTSD will be retained when the score is > 32. We will also use an extensive battery of clinical tests to assess the prevalence of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, sleep disorders, addictions, suicide risk, and alterations in social, family, and school functioning 12 to 15 months after the attack. We will also describe these adolescents' health care pathways since the attack and collect data from the clinical evaluation performed during the initial intervention of the medico-psychological emergency cell within 10 days after the attack. Discussion: The findings of this study are intended to provide epidemiological data about the psycho-traumatic impact of a terrorist attack on the mental health of directly exposed adolescents and to describe these adolescents' health care pathways, thus contributing to improve the immediate, post-immediate, and delayed response strategies after a major psycho-traumatic event involving adolescents (and in particular after terrorist attacks), as well as the identification and psychiatric care of the young survivors requiring specialized care. Clinical Trial Registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT03493243. Ethics and Dissemination: The regional ethics committee (Comité de Protection des Personnes Ouest IV-Nantes) approved the study protocol (Reference 10/18_3). All participants (and their legal guardians, for minors) must sign the informed consent to participate. The protocol was presented at the French congress of psychiatry in Nantes (France) in November 2018. After study completion, the results will be published and detailed in Marion Grenon's MD thesis in psychiatry.
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- Marion Grenon
- Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, France
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- INSERM CIC 1412, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont-Tonnerre, Brest, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest, France.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Etablissement Public de Santé Erasme 92, Antony, France
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Bugge I, Jensen TK, Nilsen LG, Ekeberg Ø, Dyb G, Diseth TH. Psychosocial care for hospitalized young survivors after the terror attack on Utøya Island: A qualitative study of the survivors' experiences. Injury 2019; 50:197-204. [PMID: 30366828 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to explore hospitalized youths' experiences with psychosocial care in the hospital after the shooting on Utøya Island, Norway, in 2011. METHODS 17 hospitalized youths were interviewed face-to-face 30-31 months after the attack. The interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The initial reading and coding of the interviews was carried out inductively. To explore the emphasis placed on everyday conversation and ordinary interaction detected during the initial reading, the text was re-read while bearing in mind concepts from the research field of sociology concerning the therapeutic potential in commonplace conversations and situations. RESULTS The youths highlighted the need for health care workers to embrace essential aspects of their past, present and future. Therefore, three overarching categories emerged related to 1) Remembering the past, 2) Dealing with the present and 3) Preparing for the future. For each temporal category, two related subcategories were identified: Past:Engaging in the trauma narrative; Understanding the trauma reminders; Present: Bringing back normalcy; Being there; Future: Supporting confidence; Instilling trust. CONCLUSIONS For the youths in the current study, talking with the hospital staff about their traumatic experiences was mostly perceived as positive and linked to various helpful outcomes. In addition to engaging in the trauma narrative, the staff needed to comprehend and address how the traumatic experiences and the hospitalization resulted in the survivors' extended fear and changed appraisals about the world and themselves. Having the time to stay physically and mentally close to the youths and engage in everyday interaction was crucial in rebuilding their sense of safety and bringing back normalcy. The hospital staff played a significant role in strengthening the survivors' confidence in own capabilities and trust in others. The different professionals in the hospital contributed to various aspects of psychosocial care, and both trauma-focused interventions and commonplace conversations and actions were emphasized as important and meaningful approaches.
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- Ingrid Bugge
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway; Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway; Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic stress Studies, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Norway; Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic stress Studies, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway; Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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Jacobs J, Oosterbeek M, Tummers LG, Noordegraaf M, Yzermans CJ, Dückers MLA. The organization of post-disaster psychosocial support in the Netherlands: a meta-synthesis. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2019; 10:1544024. [PMID: 30815232 PMCID: PMC6383614 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2018.1544024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Despite numerous calls for a more evidence-based provision of post-disaster psychosocial support, systematic analyses of post-disaster service delivery are scarce. Objective: The aim of this review was to evaluate the organization of post-disaster psychosocial support in different disaster settings and to identify determinants. Methods: We conducted a meta-synthesis of scientific literature and evaluations of post-disaster psychosocial support after 12 Dutch disasters and major crises between 1992 and 2014. We applied systematic search and snowballing methods and included 80 evaluations, as well as grey and scientific documents. Results: Many documents focus on the prevalence of mental health problems. Only a few documents primarily assess the organization of post-disaster psychosocial support and its determinants. The material illustrates how, over the course of two decades, the organizational context of post-disaster psychosocial support in the Netherlands has been influenced by changes in legislation, policy frameworks, evidence-based guidelines, and the instalment of formal expertise structures to support national and local governments and public services. Recurring organizational issues in response to events are linked to interrelated evaluation themes such as planning, training, registration, provision of information and social acknowledgement. For each evaluation theme, we identify factors helping or hindering the psychosocial support organization during the preparedness, acute and recovery phases. Conclusions: The meta-synthesis illustrates that psychosocial service delivery has grown from a monodisciplinary to a multidisciplinary field over time. Suboptimal interprofessional collaboration poses a recurring threat to service quality. Despite the development of the knowledge base, post-disaster psychosocial support in the Netherlands lacks a systematic and critical appraisal of its functioning. Further professionalization is coupled with the strengthening of evaluation and learning routines.
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- Jurriaan Jacobs
- Impact - National Knowledge and Advice Centre for Psychosocial Care Concerning Critical Incidents, Arq Psycho Trauma Expert Group, Diemen, The Netherlands.,Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Impact - National Knowledge and Advice Centre for Psychosocial Care Concerning Critical Incidents, Arq Psycho Trauma Expert Group, Diemen, The Netherlands
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- Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NIVEL - Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Impact - National Knowledge and Advice Centre for Psychosocial Care Concerning Critical Incidents, Arq Psycho Trauma Expert Group, Diemen, The Netherlands.,NIVEL - Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Nilsen LG, Hafstad GS, Staksrud E, Dyb G. Five reasons for using social media among young terror survivors: Results from the Utøya study. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Vandentorren S, Pirard P, Sanna A, Aubert L, Motreff Y, Dantchev N, Lesieur S, Chauvin P, Baubet T. Healthcare provision and the psychological, somatic and social impact on people involved in the terror attacks in January 2015 in Paris: cohort study. Br J Psychiatry 2018; 212:207-214. [PMID: 29557760 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2017.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Terrorist attacks occurred in Paris in January 2015. Aims To assess the mental health impact and the access to psychomedical care of people exposed to the attacks. METHOD We implemented an open-cohort design 6 and 18 months after the attacks. Exposed civilians and rescue workers were included according to the exposure criteria A for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in DSM-5. A face-to-face questionnaire conducted by trained psychologists was used to collect sociodemographic characteristics, exposure level, scores on psychometric scales, an international neuropsychiatric interview and access to care. RESULTS Six months after the attacks, 18% of civilians reported symptoms of PTSD, 31% had anxiety disorders and 11% depression. Among rescue workers, 3% reported symptoms of PTSD and 14% anxiety disorders. During the 48 h following the attacks, 53.2% of civilian had access to psychomedical care v. 35% of rescue and police staff. CONCLUSIONS We found severe psychological consequences, even in people who were less exposed. Declaration of interest None.
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- Stephanie Vandentorren
- Direction of Regional Office,Santé publique France,The French Public Health Agency,Saint Maurice,France and INSERM,Sorbonne Université,Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique IPLESP,Department of social epidemiology,Paris,France
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- Direction of chronic diseases and injuries,Santé publique France,The French Public Health Agency,Saint Maurice cedex,France
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- Direction of Regional Office,Santé publique France,The French Public Health Agency,Saint Maurice cedex,France
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- Direction of Regional Office,Santé publique France,The French Public Health Agency,Saint Maurice cedex,France
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- Direction of chronic diseases and injuries,Santé publique France,The French Public Health Agency,Saint Maurice cedex,France
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- INSERM,Sorbonne Université,Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique IPLESP,Department of social epidemiology,France
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- INSERM,Sorbonne Université,Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique IPLESP,Department of social epidemiology,France
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- PHD,CESP Inserm 1178,Université Paris 13,Paris,France and Hopital Avicenne,Bobigny,France
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Haga JM, Thoresen S, Stene LE, Wentzel-Larsen T, Dyb G. Healthcare to parents of young terrorism survivors: a registry-based study in Norway. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e018358. [PMID: 29273662 PMCID: PMC5778306 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess changes in parents' short-term and long-term primary and specialised healthcare consumption following a terrorist attack threatening the lives of their children. DESIGN Registry-based study comparing parental healthcare service consumption in the 3 years before and the 3 years after a terrorist attack. SETTING The aftermath of the Utøya terrorist attack. The regular, publicly funded, universal healthcare system in Norway. INTERVENTION Parents learning of a terrorist attack on their adolescent and young adult children. PARTICIPANTS Mothers (n=226) and fathers (n=141) of a total of 263 survivors of the Utøya terrorist attack (54.6% of all survivors 13-33 years, n=482). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES We report primary and specialised somatic and mental healthcare service consumption in the early (0-6 months) and delayed (>6-36 months) aftermath of the attack, both in terms of frequency of services consumed (assessed by age-adjusted negative binomial hurdle regression) and proportions of mothers and fathers provided for (mean semiannual values). The predisaster and postdisaster rates were compared by rate ratios (RRs), and 95% CI were generated through bootstrap replications. RESULTS Frequency of primary healthcare service consumption increased significantly in both mothers and fathers in the early aftermath of the attack (mothers: RR=1.97, 95% CI 1.76 to 2.23; fathers: RR=1.73, 95% CI 1.36 to 2.29) and remained significantly elevated throughout the delayed aftermath. In the specialised mental healthcare services, a significant increase in the frequency of service consumption was observed in mothers only (early: RR=7.00, 95% CI 3.86 to 19.02; delayed: RR=3.20, 95% CI 1.49 to 9.49). In specialised somatic healthcare, no significant change was found. CONCLUSION Following terrorist attacks, healthcare providers must prepare for increased healthcare needs in survivors and their close family members, such as parents. Needs may present shortly after the attack and require long-term follow-up.
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- Jon Magnus Haga
- Norwegian Centre of Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre of Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre of Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre of Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre of Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Stensland SØ, Zwart JA, Wentzel-Larsen T, Dyb G. The headache of terror. Neurology 2017; 90:e111-e118. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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ObjectiveTo elaborate the risk of headache among adolescent survivors exposed to terror.MethodsOn July 22, 2011, a lone man opened gunfire, killing 69 people at a summer camp for adolescents on the Utøya islet in Norway. All 358 adolescent survivors 13 to 20 years of age were invited to participate in the Utøya interview study. Among the 213 (59%) respondents, half (49%) were male, the mean age was 17.7 years, and 13 (6%) were severely injured. For each survivor, 8 matched controls were drawn from the population-based Young-HUNT3 Study, conducted between 2006 and 2008, with a participation rate of 73%. Recurrent migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) over the past 3 months served as main outcomes and were measured 4 to 5 months after the mass shooting with a validated headache interview, in accordance with the International Classification of Headache Disorders.ResultsAfter exposure to terror, the odds ratio for migraine was 4.27 (95% confidence interval 2.54–7.17) and for TTH was 3.39 (95% confidence interval 2.22–5.18), as estimated in multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for injury, sex, age, family structure and economy, prior exposure to physical or sexual violence, and psychological distress. The observed increased risk of headache in survivors was related largely to an increase in weekly and daily headaches.ConclusionsExposure to terror increases risk of persistent weekly and daily migraine and TTH in adolescent survivors, above expected levels. The terrors of other violence may similarly increase the risk of frequent headaches. After severe psychological traumas, interventions may need to address survivors' pain to hinder chronification.
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Increased Incidence Rate of Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders in Denmark After the Breivik Attacks in Norway. Epidemiology 2017; 28:906-909. [DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Holt T, Jensen T, Dyb G, Wentzel-Larsen T. Emotional reactions in parents of the youth who experienced the Utøya shooting on 22 July 2011; results from a cohort study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e015345. [PMID: 29042373 PMCID: PMC5652501 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE AND SETTING The objective of this study was to provide knowledge about the emotional reactions in parents whose offspring experienced a mass shooting on Utøya island in Norway in 2011. The research questions included whether parents' reactions were influenced by their offspring's symptom level, age, living situation and parental gender. DESIGN The study was designed as an open cohort study. The data were collected at two time points; 4-5 months and 14-15 months after the shooting. PARTICIPANTS The participants were 531 parents of youth exposed to the Utøya island attack. OUTCOME MEASURES The Parental Emotional Reaction Questionnaire measured parents' reactions, and University of California, Los Angeles Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index measured youths' post-traumatic stress symptoms. RESULTS Parental emotional reactions were positively related to post-traumatic stress reactions in offspring at wave 1: Est.=0.20, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.30, p<0.001, over time (wave 1and wave 2 nested within individuals): Est.=0.23, CI 0.13 to 0.32, p<0.001, and at wave 2: Est.=0.26, CI 0.12 to 0.39, p<0.001. Youths' age was not significantly related to parental emotional reactions, neither at wave 1: Est.=0.19, CI -0.40 to 0.77, p=0.531, over time: Est.=0.26, CI -0.27 to 0.79, p=328, nor at wave 2: Est.=0.32, CI -0.41 to 1.05, p=0.389. Mothers were more emotionally upset than fathers both at wave 1: Est.=-5.66, CI -7.63 to -3.69, p<0.001, over time: Est.=-5.36, CI -7.18 to -3.55, p<0.001, and at wave 2: Est.=-5.33, CI -7.72 to -2.53, p<0.001. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that parenting after trauma should be addressed in outreach programmes and in planning of healthcare services.
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- Tonje Holt
- Mental & Physical health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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Muldoon OT, Acharya K, Jay S, Adhikari K, Pettigrew J, Lowe RD. Community identity and collective efficacy: A social cure for traumatic stress in post-earthquake Nepal. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Orla T. Muldoon
- Centre for Social Issues Research; University of Limerick; Ireland
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- Centre for Social Issues Research; University of Limerick; Ireland
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- Centre for Social Issues Research; University of Limerick; Ireland
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- Centre for Social Issues Research; University of Limerick; Ireland
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Bugge I, Dyb G, Stensland SØ, Ekeberg Ø, Wentzel-Larsen T, Diseth TH. Physical Injury and Somatic Complaints: The Mediating Role of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Young Survivors of a Terror Attack. J Trauma Stress 2017; 30:229-236. [PMID: 28556275 DOI: 10.1002/jts.22191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Physically injured trauma survivors have particularly high risk for later somatic complaints and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). However, the potential mediating role of PTSS linking injury to later somatic complaints has been poorly investigated. In this study, survivors (N = 255) were interviewed longitudinally at 2 timepoints after the terror attack on Utøya Island, Norway, in 2011. Assessments included injury sustained during the attack, PTSS (after 4-5 months), somatic complaints (after 14-15 months), and background factors. Causal mediation analysis was conducted to evaluate the potential mediating role of PTSS in linking injury to somatic complaints comparing 2 groups of injured survivors with noninjured survivors. For the nonhospitalized injured versus the noninjured survivors, the mediated pathway was significant (average causal mediation effect; ACME = 0.09, p = .028, proportion = 55.8%). For the hospitalized versus the noninjured survivors, the mediated pathway was not significant (ACME = 0.04, p = .453, proportion = 11.6%). PTSS may play a significant mediating role in the development of somatic complaints among nonhospitalized injured trauma survivors. Intervening health professionals should be aware of this possible pathway to somatic complaints.
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- Ingrid Bugge
- Section for Psychosomatics and CL-Child Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neurosciences for Children, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Research and Communication Unit for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Research and Development, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Psychosomatics and CL-Child Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neurosciences for Children, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Grønli J, Melinder A, Ousdal OT, Pallesen S, Endestad T, Milde AM. Life Threat and Sleep Disturbances in Adolescents: A Two-Year Follow-Up of Survivors From the 2011 Utøya, Norway, Terror Attack. J Trauma Stress 2017; 30:219-228. [PMID: 28585733 DOI: 10.1002/jts.22196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A significant number of adolescents have been exposed to traumatic life events. However, knowledge about the specific sleep disturbance that occurs in individuals after trauma exposure is predominantly based on studies of adults. This study reports specific sleep disturbance in 42 survivors of the 2011 mass shooting at a youth summer camp on the Norwegian island Utøya, mean age = 20.91 years, SD = 2.32, 62.5% females. When compared with matched controls, significantly more survivors reported having sleep disturbances, 52.4% versus 13.6%, d = 0.93, of which onset began at the time of the shooting, χ2 = 14.9, p < .001. The prevalence of insomnia, 56.3% versus 11.0%, d = 0.73; excessive daytime sleepiness, 34.4% versus 13.6%, d = 0.61; symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, 18.8% versus 0%, d = 0.70; and frequent nightmares, 37.5% versus 2.3%, d = 0.90, were all higher in the survivors than in the controls. In a subgroup of survivors (n = 20) with psychiatric diagnoses, sleep disturbances were more prevalent than in survivors without psychiatric diagnosis. Actigraphy data revealed delayed bedtime, sleep onset, and rise time in survivors compared with controls, ts > 1.7, ps = .044 to .028. These results corroborate the effects of a life threat on the range and extent of sleep disturbances, and emphasize the need to better assess and treat sleep disorders in adolescents exposed to trauma.
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- Janne Grønli
- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- The Cognitive Developmental Unit (EKUP), Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Norwegian Competence Center of Sleep Disorders, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Research Group for Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Uni Research Health, Bergen, Norway
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Hafstad GS, Thoresen S, Wentzel-Larsen T, Maercker A, Dyb G. PTSD or not PTSD? Comparing the proposed ICD-11 and the DSM-5 PTSD criteria among young survivors of the 2011 Norway attacks and their parents. Psychol Med 2017; 47:1283-1291. [PMID: 28077178 PMCID: PMC5426334 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291716002968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The conceptualization of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the upcoming International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-11 differs in many respects from the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). The consequences of these differences for individuals and for estimation of prevalence rates are largely unknown. This study investigated the concordance of the two diagnostic systems in two separate samples at two separate waves. METHOD Young survivors of the 2011 Norway attacks (n = 325) and their parents (n = 451) were interviewed at 4-6 months (wave 1) and 15-18 months (wave 2) after the shooting. PTSD was assessed with the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-IV adapted for DSM-5, and a subset was used as diagnostic criteria for ICD-11. RESULTS In survivors, PTSD prevalence did not differ significantly at any time point, but in parents, the DSM-5 algorithm produced significantly higher prevalence rates than the ICD-11 criteria. The overlap was fair for survivors, but amongst parents a large proportion of individuals met the criteria for only one of the diagnostic systems. No systematic differences were found between ICD-11 and DSM-5 in predictive validity. CONCLUSIONS The proposed ICD-11 criteria and the DSM-5 criteria performed equally well when identifying individuals in distress. Nevertheless, the overlap between those meeting the PTSD diagnosis for both ICD-11 and DSM-5 was disturbingly low, with the ICD-11 criteria identifying fewer people than the DSM-5. This represents a major challenge in identifying individuals suffering from PTSD worldwide, possibly resulting in overtreatment or unmet needs for trauma-specific treatment, depending on the area of the world in which patients are being diagnosed.
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- G S Hafstad
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies,Pb. 181 Nydalen,0409 Oslo,Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies,Pb. 181 Nydalen,0409 Oslo,Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies,Pb. 181 Nydalen,0409 Oslo,Norway
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- Department of Psychology - Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention,University of Zurich,Binzmühlestrasse 14/17,8050 Zürich,Switzerland
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies,Pb. 181 Nydalen,0409 Oslo,Norway
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Exploring Injury Panorama, Consequences, and Recovery among Bus Crash Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Research Study. Prehosp Disaster Med 2017; 32:165-174. [PMID: 28132665 DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x16001485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore physical and mental consequences and injury mechanisms among bus crash survivors to identify aspects that influence recovery. METHODS The study participants were the total population of survivors (N=56) from a bus crash in Sweden. The study had a mixed-methods design that provided quantitative and qualitative data on injuries, mental well-being, and experiences. Results from descriptive statistics and qualitative thematic analysis were interpreted and integrated in a mixed-methods analysis. RESULTS Among the survivors, 11 passengers (20%) sustained moderate to severe injuries, and the remaining 45 (80%) had minor or no physical injuries. Two-thirds of the survivors screened for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk were assessed, during the period of one to three months after the bus crash, as not being at-risk, and the remaining one-third were at-risk. The thematic analysis resulted in themes covering the consequences and varying aspects that affected the survivors' recoveries. The integrated findings are in the form of four "core cases" of survivors who represent a combination of characteristics: injury severity, mental well-being, social context, and other aspects hindering and facilitating recovery. Core case Avery represents a survivor who had minor or no injuries and who demonstrated a successful mental recovery. Core case Blair represents a survivor with moderate to severe injuries who experienced a successful mental recovery. Core case Casey represents a survivor who sustained minor injuries or no injuries in the crash but who was at-risk of developing PTSD. Core case Daryl represents a survivor who was at-risk of developing PTSD and who also sustained moderate to severe injuries in the crash. CONCLUSION The present study provides a multi-faceted understanding of mass-casualty incident (MCI) survivors (ie, having minor injuries does not always correspond to minimal risk for PTSD and moderate to severe injuries do not always correspond to increased risk for PTSD). Injury mitigation measures (eg, safer roadside material and anti-lacerative windows) would reduce the consequences of bus crashes. A well-educated rescue team and a compassionate and competent social environment will facilitate recovery. Doohan I , Björnstig U , Östlund U , Saveman BI . Exploring injury panorama, consequences, and recovery among bus crash survivors: a mixed-methods research study. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017;32(2):165-174.
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Hougsnæs S, Bøe HJ, Dahl AA, Reichelt JG. Norwegian male military veterans show low levels of mental health problems four years after deployment in Afghanistan. Nord J Psychiatry 2017; 71:26-32. [PMID: 27356042 DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2016.1201529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Deployment of soldiers is associated with considerable rates of mental disorders after redeployment. AIMS The aim of this study was to identity prevalence of probable mental disorders and associated factors among male Norwegian soldiers at a mean of 4 years following deployment to Afghanistan in 2001-2011. METHODS The retrospective questionnaire-based study invited all Norwegian veterans deployed to Afghanistan from 2001-2011 to participate. The response rate was 59%, but only the 3403 men (47.5%) who completed all items of the four different screening instruments were used to define cases with mental health problems were included. Independent variables covered deployment and post-deployment issues. RESULTS The prevalence of subjects with mental health problems was 5.1% (95% CI = 4.4-5.9%) of the sample. Among deployment-related factors, physical and mental problems during deployment were most strongly associated with mental health problems after deployment. Among post-deployment factors high neuroticism and limitations in work, social, and family functions showed the strongest associations. In multivariable analysis, younger age at first deployment (OR = 0.95), neuroticism (OR = 6.40), increased current alcohol intake (OR = 3.08), impaired family function (OR = 1.91), more sleep problems (OR =1.13), and increased negative civilian life events (OR = 1.39) remained significantly associated with probable mental disorders. CONCLUSIONS Among male Norwegian veterans from Afghanistan, the prevalence of mental health problems was low, and mainly associated with post-deployment factors. Veterans complaining of mental symptoms should be diagnosed, treated, and examined for other problems of life.
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- Sverre Hougsnæs
- a Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services, Institute of Military Psychiatry , Oslo , Norway
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- a Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services, Institute of Military Psychiatry , Oslo , Norway
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- b National Resource Center for Late Effects after Cancer Treatment, Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet , Oslo , Norway.,c University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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- a Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services, Institute of Military Psychiatry , Oslo , Norway
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Stene LE, Wentzel-Larsen T, Dyb G. Healthcare Needs, Experiences and Satisfaction after Terrorism: A Longitudinal Study of Survivors from the Utøya Attack. Front Psychol 2016; 7:1809. [PMID: 27933008 PMCID: PMC5121283 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Public health outreach programs have been developed in order to ensure that needs are met after disasters. However, little is known about survivors' experiences with post-terror healthcare. In the present study, our objectives were to (1) describe survivors' experiences with post-terror healthcare, (2) identify factors associated with reports of unmet healthcare needs, and (3) examine the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics, healthcare experiences and satisfaction. Methods: Our study comprised three waves of semi-structured interviews with 261/490 (53%) survivors of the Utøya mass shooting. We applied Pearson's chi-squared tests (categorical variables) and independent t-tests (continuous variables) to compare survivors by whether or not they reported higher perceived needs than received help for psychological reactions and physical health problems, respectively. Ordinal regression analyses were applied to examine whether socio-demographic characteristics and healthcare experiences were associated with dissatisfaction. Results: Altogether 127 (49%) survivors reported very high/high help needs for psychological reactions, and 43 (17%) for attack-related physical health problems. Unmet healthcare needs were associated with higher levels of posttraumatic stress, psychological distress, somatic symptoms and less social support. Survivors with immigrant backgrounds and injured survivors who were not admitted to hospital reported unmet needs for physical health problems more often. After adjustments for socio-demographic characteristics, immigrant origin was associated with dissatisfaction with post-terror healthcare. After additionally adjusting for healthcare experiences, poor rating of the overall organization and accessibility of healthcare remained significantly associated with dissatisfaction. Conclusions: Most survivors were satisfied with the post-terror healthcare they received, yet our findings indicate that increased attention to the physical health of non-hospitalized terrorism survivors is required. Furthermore, in future outreach, particular attention should be paid to the healthcare needs of survivors with immigrant background.
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- Lise E Stene
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress StudiesOslo, Norway; Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern NorwayOslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress StudiesOslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOslo, Norway
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Ogle CM, Siegler IC, Beckham JC, Rubin DC. Neuroticism Increases PTSD Symptom Severity by Amplifying the Emotionality, Rehearsal, and Centrality of Trauma Memories. J Pers 2016; 85:702-715. [PMID: 27517170 DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although it is well established that neuroticism increases the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about the mechanisms that promote PTSD in individuals with elevated levels of neuroticism. Across two studies, we examined the cognitive-affective processes through which neuroticism leads to greater PTSD symptom severity. METHOD Community-dwelling adults with trauma histories varying widely in severity (Study 1) and clinically diagnosed individuals exposed to DSM-IV-TR A1 criterion traumas (Study 2) completed measures of neuroticism, negative affectivity, trauma memory characteristics, and PTSD symptom severity. RESULTS Longitudinal data in Study 1 showed that individuals with higher scores on two measures of neuroticism assessed approximately three decades apart in young adulthood and midlife reported trauma memories accompanied by more intense physiological reactions, more frequent involuntary rehearsal, and greater perceived centrality to identity in older adulthood. These properties of trauma memories were in turn associated with more severe PTSD symptoms. Study 2 replicated these findings using cross-sectional data from individuals with severe trauma histories and three additional measures of neuroticism. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that neuroticism leads to PTSD symptoms by magnifying the emotionality, availability, and centrality of trauma memories as proposed in mnemonic models of PTSD.
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- Duke University Medical Center.,Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Glad KA, Jensen TK, Hafstad GS, Dyb G. Posttraumatic stress disorder and exposure to trauma reminders after a terrorist attack. J Trauma Dissociation 2016; 17:435-47. [PMID: 26683703 DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2015.1126777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The aims of this study were twofold: (a) to systematically describe the type and frequency of trauma reminders reported after a terrorist attack and (b) to examine whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with frequency of exposure to trauma reminders. A total of 285 survivors (M age = 22.2, SD = 4.3, 53% males) of the 2011 massacre on Utøya Island, Norway, were interviewed face to face 14-15 months after the terror. Participants were asked how often they had experienced a range of different trauma reminders in the past month and which was most distressing. Current posttraumatic stress reactions were measured using the University of California at Los Angeles PTSD Reaction Index. In all, 33.3% of the survivors reported having experienced 1 or more trauma reminders often/very often in the past month. Auditory reminders were most frequently encountered and were reported to be the most distressing, especially sudden and sharp noises. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for PTSD was significantly associated with frequency of exposure to trauma reminders. The findings suggest that trauma reminders are common among survivors of a terrorist attack almost 1.5 years after the trauma and that PTSD is strongly related to the frequency of exposure to reminders. It is important that clinicians are aware of the significant role trauma reminders may play in maintaining PTSD and help trauma survivors recognize and manage reminders.
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- Kristin A Glad
- a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies , Oslo , Norway
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- a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies , Oslo , Norway.,b Department of Psychology , University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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- a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies , Oslo , Norway
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- a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies , Oslo , Norway.,c Faculty of Medicine , Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway
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Skogstad L, Heir T, Hauff E, Ekeberg Ø. Post-traumatic stress among rescue workers after terror attacks in Norway. Occup Med (Lond) 2016; 66:528-35. [PMID: 27325417 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqw063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND On 22 July 2011, Norway was struck by two terror attacks. Seventy-seven people were killed, and many injured. Rescue workers from five occupational groups and unaffiliated volunteers faced death and despair to assist victims. AIMS To investigate the level of, and associations between, demographic variables, exposure and work-related variables and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). METHODS A cross-sectional study of general and psychosocial health care personnel, police officers, firefighters, affiliated and unaffiliated volunteers were conducted ~10 months after the terror attacks. The respondents answered a self-reported questionnaire. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist - specific (PCL-S) assessed PTSS. RESULTS There were 1790 participants; response rate was 61%. About 70% of the professional rescue workers had previous work experience with similar tasks or had participated in training or disaster drills. They assessed the rescue work as a success. Firefighters and unaffiliated volunteers reported more perceived threat compared with the other groups. Among the professional personnel, the prevalence of sub-threshold PTSD (PCL 35-49) was 2% and possible PTSD (PCL ≥ 50) 0.3%. The corresponding figures among the unaffiliated volunteers were 24% and 15%, respectively. In the multivariate analysis, female gender (β = 1.7), witnessing injured/dead (β = 2.0), perceived threat (β = 1.1), perceived obstruction in rescue work (β = 1.6), lower degree of previous training (β = -0. 9) and being unaffiliated volunteers (β = 8.3) were significantly associated with PTSS. CONCLUSIONS In the aftermath of a terror attack, professional rescue workers appear to be largely protected from post-traumatic stress reactions, while unaffiliated volunteers seem to be at higher risk.
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- L Skogstad
- Research and Development, Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway, Paramedic Sciences, Oslo and Akershus University College, 0130 Oslo, Norway,
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, 0484 Oslo, Norway, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Research and Development, Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Norway, Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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Strøm IF, Schultz JH, Wentzel-Larsen T, Dyb G. School performance after experiencing trauma: a longitudinal study of school functioning in survivors of the Utøya shootings in 2011. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2016; 7:31359. [PMID: 27171613 PMCID: PMC4864847 DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v7.31359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The psychological impact on survivors of terrorism has been well documented. However, studies on adolescent survivors and the academic performance of high school students following a terrorist attack are lacking. OBJECTIVE This study investigated academic performance, absenteeism, and school support amongst survivors of a terrorist attack in Norway. METHOD Data from a longitudinal interview study were linked to officially registered grades of students (N=64) who successfully completed their 3-year senior high school program. Statistical tests of mean differences and linear regression were used to compare the survivors' registered grades with the national grade point average, before and after the event, as well as to assess absenteeism, self-reported grades and to test the association with school support. RESULTS The students' grades were lower the year after the event than they had been the year before, and they were also lower than the national grade point average (p<0.001). However, their grades improved in the last year of high school, indicating possible recovery. Absence from school increased after the event, compared to the previous year. However, students reported high satisfaction with school support. CONCLUSION The results indicate that academic functioning was reduced in the year after the traumatic event, but for students who successfully completed high school, the school situation improved 2 years after the event. The findings underscore the importance of keeping trauma-exposed students in school and providing support over time. A more defined educational approach to maintaining school attendance and educational measures which compensate for learning loss are needed in trauma-sensitive teaching.
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- Ida Frugård Strøm
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway;
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Education, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Røkholt EG, Schultz JH, Langballe Å. Negotiating a new day: parents' contributions to supporting students' school functioning after exposure to trauma. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2016; 9:81-93. [PMID: 27175097 PMCID: PMC4854255 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s97229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Parents are advised to get their children back to school soon after exposure to trauma, so that they may receive social support and restore the supportive structure of everyday life. This study explores parents' experiences of supporting adolescents in regaining school functioning after the July 2011 massacre at Utøya summer camp in Norway. One year after the attack, 87 parents of 63 young people who survived the massacre were interviewed using qualitative interviews. The qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. All parents were actively supportive of their children, and described a demanding process of establishing new routines to make school attendance possible. Most parents described radical changes in their adolescents. The struggle of establishing routines often brought conflict and frustration into the parent-adolescent relationship. Parents were given general advice, but reported being left alone to translate this into action. The first school year after the trauma was described as a frustrating and lonely struggle: their adolescents were largely unable to restore normal daily life and school functioning. In 20% of the cases, school-home relationships were strained and were reported as a burden because of poor understanding of needs and insufficient educational adaptive measures; a further 20% reported conflict in school-home relationships, while 50% were either positive or neutral. The last 10%, enrolled in apprenticeship, dropped out, or started working, instead of finishing school. Implications for supporting parents with traumatized adolescent students are indicated.
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- Eline Grelland Røkholt
- Department of Allied Health, Bereavement Support Center, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Education, University of Tromsø, the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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