The short-term impact of terrorism on public mental health: an emergency primary care approach.

ABSTRACT:

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, wher

SUBMITTER: Nilsen LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668408 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature