People's experiences of distress and psychosocial care following a terrorist attack: interviews with survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017.

ABSTRACT:

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 Manches

SUBMITTER: Stancombe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature