The Tokyo subway sarin attack has long-term effects on survivors: A 10-year study started 5 years after the terrorist incident.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 was an unprecedented act of terrorism that killed 13 people and sickened more than 6,000. The long-term somatic and psychological effects on its victims remain unknown.

Methods

We conducted analyses on the self-rating questionnaire collected annually by the Recovery Support Center (RSC) during the period from 2000 to 2009. The RSC is the only organization that has large-scale follow-up data about sarin attack victims. The prevalence of self-reported symptoms was calculated over 10 years. We also evaluated the prevalence of posttraumatic stress response (PTSR), defined as a score ≥ 25 on the Japanese-language version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised. The multivariate Poisson regression model was applied to estimate the risk

SUBMITTER: Sugiyama A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310687 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature