Impact à trois ans d'un attentat sur les intervenants du plan catastrophe

Clercq, M. De; Framan, B. Henry de; Hoyois, Philippe

doi:10.1016/s1279-8479(00)80018-x

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“…Third, participants spoke about the turmoil in their life following the attack, which is also something commonly described in the scientific literature (Davis, 2004; De Clercq et al, 1999; Freh et al, 2013; Le Maléfan & Coq, 2015; Prieto et al, 2018; Rougemont-Bücking, 2013). The victims expressed the feeling that their personality had been modified after the terrorist attack.…”

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“…Studies on this subject are mostly quantitative and demonstrate the presence of a diagnosis of specific psychopathology, notably posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Breslau, Chase, & Anthony, 2002; Carron, Vetter, Reigner, & Yersin, 2008; De Clercq, de Framan, & Hoyois, 1999; Gabriel et al, 2007; Miguel-Tobal, Vindel, Iruarrízaga, Ordi, & Galea, 2005; Pfefferbaum, Reissman, Pfefferbaum, Komp, & Gurwitch, 2008; Salguero et al, 2011; Schlenger et al, 2002; Solberg, Blix, & Heir, 2015). Due to important variations, partly concerned with the context and methods used to determine PTSD, there are difficulties in finding a consensus within the results.…”

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Experience of victims of brussels’ terrorists attacks: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

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Although there is a significant amount of literature on the impact of terrorist attacks on victims, very little research has focused on the subjective experience of these victims. Therefore, this article aims to reveal how direct victims of the Brussels' terrorist attacks are living their lives 18 to 24 months after these events. It explores how the victims have made sense of this traumatic event and how they are coping with what happened and with the impact left by this event. Ten adults who directly experienced the bomb attacks in Brussels on 22 March 2016 were recruited. Semistructured interviews were conducted and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results show how much the terrorist threat is still present in the mind of victims. The emotional impact of terrorism is strong and sustainable, with central emotions, such as fear, guilt, and anger. The participants expressed their sense of a changed self and how their social relationships have been influenced, particularly by there being a distance between them and others. The professional sphere and leisure activities have also been deeply impacted by the personal experience of the victims. Social support was considered primordial in recovery, and the victims have developed a large variety of coping strategies to face their traumatic experiences. However, the victims were also confronted with a lack of consideration and respect from society, government, and health care professionals, while they insist on their need for public recognition.

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