To date, health effects of exposure to the September 11, 2001 disaster in New York City
have been studied in specific groups, but no studies have estimated its impact across the …

Research has suggested that exposure to psychological trauma is associated with
increased abuse of psychoactive substances, particularly alcohol. To assess this, we …

Alcohol use increased in the New York City (NYC) metropolitan area in the first months after
the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Aims To investigate alcohol use trajectories in the …

Reactions to the September 11 attacks across the United States were pervasive, and
persons throughout the country reported experiences akin to posttraumatic stress disorder …

* Much of the information in this summary is drawn from references 1, 2 and 5: Psychiatry
2002; 65: 207-39 and Epidemiol Rev 2005; 27: 78-91 and 92-106.† The evidence …

Summarizes the results of the survey on the psychological and emotional effects of the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the residents of New York, New Jersey and …

THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, established a backdrop against
which mental health effects of disasters, especially large-scale intentionally created …

Abstract Although the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were the largest human-made
disaster in US history, there is little extant research documenting the attacks' consequences …

Aim To conduct a comprehensive analysis of the conflicting evidence on substance use and
misuse following mass traumas such as terrorist incidents. Methods We reviewed and …

To assess mental health utilization in Manhattan following the September 11'11 terrorist
attacks, a random-digit-dial telephone sul1Jey was conducted 5 to 8 weeks aftel1Vards …