September 11 Terrorist Attacks - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Stories behind the symptoms: a qualitative analysis of the narratives of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers.

6 Jul 2009 A qualitative study of the experiences of rescue and recovery workers/volunteers at Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01 is reported. Information was extracted from a semi-structured clinical evaluation of 416 responders who were ... Read more...

Disability and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers responding to September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster.

29 Jun 2009 Empirical evidence suggests that social and occupational disability plays a significant role in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this study was to assess the role of social/occupational disability and to identify predictors of ... Read more...

Post-trauma symptoms following indirect exposure to the September 11th terrorist attacks: the predictive role of dispositional coping.

7 Jun 2009 Few data prospectively address the role of coping in the development of PTSD. In the present study, 308 undergraduates were assessed for coping prior to the 9/11 WTC attack and for PTSD symptomatology at one and three-months post-9/11. Multiple ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'September 11 Terrorist Attacks - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Successful retrial of ECT two months after ECT-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy. 30 Jul 2009
• Stories behind the symptoms: a qualitative analysis of the narratives of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. 6 Jul 2009
• Disability and posttraumatic stress disorder in disaster relief workers responding to September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster. 29 Jun 2009
• Post-trauma symptoms following indirect exposure to the September 11th terrorist attacks: the predictive role of dispositional coping. 7 Jun 2009
• Screening for generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in the wake of terrorist attacks: a study in primary care. 30 May 2009
• Effect of maternal psychopathology on behavioral problems in preschool children exposed to terrorism: use of generalized estimating equations to integrate multiple informant reports. 30 May 2009
• The political is personal: narrating 9/11 and psychological well-being. 16 May 2009
• Looking for resilience: understanding the longitudinal trajectories of responses to stress. 2 May 2009
• Forgetting the unforgettable through conversation: socially shared retrieval-induced forgetting of September 11 memories. 29 Apr 2009
• Long-term memory for the terrorist attack of September 11: flashbulb memories, event memories, and the factors that influence their retention. 29 Apr 2009
• The journey of a psychoanalyst. 30 Mar 2009
• Psychosocial predictors of resilience after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 30 Mar 2009
• Features of autobiographical memory: theoretical and empirical issues in the measurement of flashbulb memory. 30 Mar 2009
• Peritraumatic panic attacks and health outcomes two years after psychological trauma: implications for intervention and research. 29 Mar 2009
• PTSD onset and course following the World Trade Center disaster: findings and implications for future research. 5 Mar 2009
• Who trusts? Race, gender, and the September 11 rally effect among young adults. 27 Feb 2009
• The impact of the September 11th terrorist attacks on psychiatric patients: a review. 23 Feb 2009
• Diurnal cortisol amplitude and fronto-limbic activity in response to stressful stimuli. 7 Jan 2009
• Terrorism after 9/11: reactions to simulated news reports. 30 Dec 2008
• Driving under the influence (of stress): evidence of a regional increase in impaired driving and traffic fatalities after the september 11 terrorist attacks. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'September 11 Terrorist Attacks'

Definition: Terrorism on September 11, 2001 against targets in New York, the Pentagon in Virginia, and an aborted attack that ended in Pennsylvania.

Descriptor UI: D047851

Alternative terms: September 11 Terrorist Attacks; World Trade Center Attack, 2001; 9-11-2001 Attack; 9 11 2001 Attack; 9-11-2001 Attacks; Attack, 9-11-2001; Attacks, 9-11-2001; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.198.240.856.800.750; K01.400.504.984.500;

History Note: 2005