Psychological Consequences of the Enniskillen Bombing

Curran, P.; Bell, P.; Murray, Anna; Loughrey, Gerard; Roddy, R J; Rocke, L G

doi:10.1192/bjp.156.4.479

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“…Women reported long-term effects and depression (Cairns & Mallett, 2003;Curran et al, 1990;Hayes & Campbell, 2000;McWhirter, 2002;O'Reilly & Stevenson, 2003;Potter, 2004), whereas men expressed resentment and anger (Dillenburger et al, 2007b): (My grown up children) say I have to forget him and they think I should be over it after all these years [10 years]. But I will never forget (1985/86).…”

Section: Individual Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long-Term Effects of Political Violence: Narrative Inquiry Across a 20-Year Period

2008

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The study of long-term effects of political violence generally concentrates on effects of a single event or period of violence on individuals or groups of individuals and commonly relies on recollections from those who experienced violence a long time after the event. Against the backdrop of Northern Ireland's Troubles, in this article we use narrative inquiry methodology to explore the long-term effects of violence across a 20-year period on a different level. Using two sets of interview data, one collected 20 years ago during a period of intense violence and the other collected recently, after the ceasefires when levels of community violence had decreased, we allow for comparisons of contemporaneous experiences and personal narratives that illustrate differences and similarities across a 20-year period. Personal accounts of violent experiences, individual coping and psychological health, social support needs and provision, and political and cultural change mirrored fluctuating levels of community violence across time, showed growing levels of societal awareness of victims' issues and increasing levels of service provision, and illustrated the effects of postceasefire violence.

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Section: Individual Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long-Term Effects of Political Violence: Narrative Inquiry Across a 20-Year Period

2008

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“…Following the bombing in Enniskillen (northern Ireland) in 1987 in which eleven people were killed and 60 injured, all victims had high scores on the GHQ indicating poor mental health when examined at six months and at one year, and 50% of the survivors examined had developed PTSD at six months (3). The significance of this finding to the August seventh l998 bomb blast in Nairobi where casualties were much higher are self evident and demand urgent systems of surveillance of the population.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 65%

Post-traumatic stress disorder: Case report

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2009

E Af Med Jrnl

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SUMMARYFollowing exposure to a major traumatic event like the August seventh 1998 Nairobi bomb blast various reactions occur, some of which result in stress-related psychiatric disorders. We have described one such case, and used it to illustrate the salient features of posttraumatic stress disorder. We have outlined the diagnostic categories of the post-traumatic disorders and discussed the different treatment modalities applicable.

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“…In that study, 34% of the directly exposed bombing survivors were diagnosed with PTSD in the 6-month postbombing period. Despite the variety of diagnostic methods applied, the other studies of terrorist events identified in table I reported similar rates of PTSD (Curran et al, 1990), identifying the diagnosis in approximately one-fourth to one-half of directly exposed survivors following these major terrorist events. Intentionally perpetrated acts such as terrorism are thought to have more severe mental health consequences on survivors than natural disasters and technological accidents (Baum et al, 1983), presumably related to the heinous intent behind the incident.…”

Section: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Populations Directly Exposementioning

confidence: 93%