After the Omagh bomb: Posttraumatic stress disorder in health service staff

In this postal survey of 1064 health service staff working closest to the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland, approximately half reported having professional or civilian involvement. Types of involvement and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) levels varied between staff groups. Staff involved both...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 2002-02, Vol.15 (1), p.27-30
Main Authors: Luce, Anna, Firth-Cozens, Jenny, Midgley, Simon, Burges, Clive
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
emergency medical services
Explosions
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Behavior
Health participants
Health Personnel - psychology
health service staff
Health Services - utilization
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Northern Ireland
Omagh bombing
Post-traumatic stress disorder
posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Terrorism - psychology
work-related stress
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Summary:In this postal survey of 1064 health service staff working closest to the Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland, approximately half reported having professional or civilian involvement. Types of involvement and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) levels varied between staff groups. Staff involved both professionally and as a civilian, particularly those who witnessed the trauma, or those who had experienced previous emotional problems and trauma, had the highest levels of symptomatology. Although staff with higher PTSD symptoms were more likely to seek professional help, only a minority contacted professionals for support.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1014327110402