Trajectories of psychological distress among individuals exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals present in lower Manhattan during the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster suffered from significant physical and psychological trauma. Studies of longitudinal psychological distress among those exposed to trauma have been limited to relatively short durations of follow-up among smaller samples.

Methods

The current study longitudinally assessed heterogeneity in trajectories of psychological distress among WTC Health Registry enrollees - a prospective cohort health study of responders, students, employees, passersby, and residents in the affected area (N = 30 839) - throughout a 15-year period following the WTC disaster. Rescue/recovery status and exposure to traumatic events of 9/11, as well as sociodemographic factors and health status, were assesse

SUBMITTER: Ko TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9693657 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature