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Stress reactions in disaster victims following the Bijlmermeer plane crash
Author(s) -
Carlier Ingrid V. E.,
Gersons Berthold P. R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490100213
Subject(s) - crash , posttraumatic stress , pathological , injury prevention , psychology , poison control , psychiatry , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , clinical psychology , medical emergency , medicine , pathology , computer science , programming language
This article examined posttraumatic stress symptoms in a sample of disaster victims following the Bijlmermeer plane crash of October, 1992, in the Netherlands. Findings indicated that six months after the disaster 26% of the respondents were suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The victims' PTSD was strongly associated with material damage and loss. The discussion of the results focuses on the distinction between normal and pathological stress reactions and the implications for disaster after‐care.