Social Workers' experiences of the World Trade Center disaster: Stressors and their relationship to symptom types

The study describes New York area social workers' experiences of nine different stressors on 9/11. It also examines their reports of working with clients within the 6 months after 9/11. These variables are then analyzed for their relationship with symptomology 6 months after 9/11. Proximity to...

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Published in:Community mental health journal 2005-04, Vol.41 (2), p.185-198
Main Authors: COLAROSSI, Lisa, HEYMAN, Janna, PHILLIPS, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Attitude of Health Personnel
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dependent variables
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Disasters
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Experiences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health staff related problems. Vocational training
Health Surveys
Humans
Individuality
Likert scale
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mental health
Multiple murder
New Jersey
New York
New York City
New York City, New York
Occupational psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Questionnaires
September 11 Terrorist Attacks - psychology
September 11 terrorist attacks-2001
Sex crimes
Sex Factors
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social work
Social Work - statistics & numerical data
Social Workers
Somatoform Disorders - diagnosis
Somatoform Disorders - epidemiology
Somatoform Disorders - psychology
Stress
Stress, Psychological - complications
Students
Symptoms
Terrorism
USA
Variables
Victims
Work condition. Job performance. Stress
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Summary:The study describes New York area social workers' experiences of nine different stressors on 9/11. It also examines their reports of working with clients within the 6 months after 9/11. These variables are then analyzed for their relationship with symptomology 6 months after 9/11. Proximity to the WTC on 9/11, knowing someone who was a primary victim, and talking with clients about events related to 9/11 were all related to symptom levels; however, these experiences differentially impacted levels of depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms. Sex and race differences were found among the variables.
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-005-2652-y