Survivors of Mass Shooting Incidents: The Response of Mental Health

Osman M Ali; Carol S North

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00160-9

Survivors of Mass Shooting Incidents: The Response of Mental Health

Osman M Ali, Carol S North

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Abstract

Public mass shooting incidents have been increasing in frequency yet there are only a few methodologically rigorous studies of the mental health effects on directly exposed survivors. Rates of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder following mass shooting incidents appear to be similar to rates of these disorders following other disasters. Therefore, until research elucidates differences between mass shooting victims and victims of other disasters, a mental health emergency response similar to that described for other disasters is warranted.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	269-274
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123970459
ISBN (Print)	9780123977533
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00160-9
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

Directly exposed survivors
Disaster psychiatry
Epidemiology
Gun violence
Mass violence
Mental health response
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Public mass shootings
Survivors
Trauma

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General Psychology

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