The British Journal of Psychiatry (2007) 190: 94-96. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.026427
© 2007 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Data supplement
Right arrow Submit an eLetter
Right arrow View responses
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by WHALLEY, M. G.
Right arrow Articles by BREWIN, C. R.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by WHALLEY, M. G.
Right arrow Articles by BREWIN, C. R.

EDITORIALS

Mental health following terrorist attacks

MATTHEW G. WHALLEY, PhD and CHRIS R. BREWIN, PhD

Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University College London, UK

Correspondence: Dr Matthew G. Whalley, Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Email: m.whalley{at}ucl.ac.uk

Declaration of interest None.

We review the current literature relating to mental health following terrorist attacks. Studies assessing symptoms of stress in the general population and those assessing the mental health of direct victims are considered. Use of mental health services following an attack is reviewed and recommendations are offered.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
Occup Med (Lond)Home page
M. Misra, N. Greenberg, C. Hutchinson, A. Brain, and N. Glozier
Psychological impact upon London Ambulance Service of the 2005 bombings
Occup. Med., September 1, 2009; 59(6): 428 - 433.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

eLetters:

Read all eLetters

Terrorism & psychiatric morbidity
AADIL JAN SHAH, et al.
BJP Online, 6 Feb 2007 [Full text]
Mental health and Suicide Terrorism
Emad Salib, et al.
BJP Online, 9 Mar 2007 [Full text]
Impact of terrorism on mental health in developing countries.
Dilum T A Jayawickrama
BJP Online, 11 Apr 2007 [Full text]
How do people cope with PTSD and grief in Insurgent areas of developing world
Ravimal Galappaththi
BJP Online, 29 May 2007 [Full text]
Terrorism and Mental Health in Sri Lanka
Prof. K.A.L.A. Kuruppuarachchi MD,FRCPsych(UK), et al.
BJP Online, 29 May 2007 [Full text]