Saturday, February 03, 2007
Terror stress effect ‘widespread’
Terrorist attacks have widespread effects on people’s mental health even when they are not directly involved or are far away at the time, experts say. They found that after an attack in an urban area, 11 to 13% of the general population may suffer post-traumatic stress during the following six weeks. In the review, Chris Brewin, professor of clinical psychology at University College London found that 30-40% of people directly affected by terrorist action are likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and at least 20% still experience symptoms two years later.
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