Psychological interventions following terrorist attacks
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Psychological interventions following terrorist attacks.
BACKGROUND Psychological reactions to terror attacks have been documented as ranging from no symptoms to transient behavioural symptoms to more serious posttraumatic stress. SOURCES OF DATA A review of representative studies is presented, with a critical analysis of the salient points of the various psychological intervention strategies for terrorist attacks. AREAS OF AGREEMENT Common aspec...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Medical Bulletin
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0007-1420,1471-8391
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldn041