The implications of terrorism for public health.

The true historical significance of any event can only be assessed 50 years after it has
happened but the view that 'things will never be the same after September 11th'now seems
to be widely accepted. While some Europeans have lived with the threat of terrorism for
many years, in regions such as Northern Ireland or the Basque country, the events in the US
have added new dimensions in their scale (up to 5,000 deaths in a single day) and nature ...

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The impact on health and risk factors of the diarrhoea epidemics in the 1998 Bangladesh floods.

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The 1998 flood in Bangladesh ravaged approximately 60% of the land and affected over 30 million people. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of the flood on the health of the communities affected and to explore factors associated with episodes of diarrhoea.

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Child and parent response to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

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Nature's impartiality, man's inhumanity : reflections on terrorism and world crisis in a context of historical disaster.

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Protean nature of mass sociogenic illness : from possessed nuns to chemical and biological terrorism fears.

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BACKGROUND:

Episodes of mass sociogenic illness are becoming increasingly recognised as a significant health and social problem that is more common than is presently reported.

AIMS:

To provide historical continuity with contemporary episodes of mass sociogenic illness in order to gain a broader transcultural and transhistorical understanding of this complex, protean phenomenon.

METHOD:

Literature survey to identify historical trends.

RESULTS:

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Psychological sequelae of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

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BACKGROUND:

The scope of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was unprecedented in the United States. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of acute post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among residents of Manhattan five to eight weeks after the attacks.

METHODS:

We used random-digit dialing to contact a representative sample of adults living south of 110th Street in Manhattan. Participants were asked about demographic characteristics, exposure to the events of September 11, and psychological symptoms after the attacks.

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Stress reactions in police officers after a disaster rescue operation

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Nuclear terrorism; Commentary: The myth of nuclear deterrence in south Asia; Commentary: The psychology of terrorists

Three members of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Physicians for Social Responsibility discuss the threat of nuclear terrorism and conclude that the only effective way to tackle it is to abolish nuclear weapons

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Biological warfare and bioterrorism.

This article has a correction. Please see: Biological warfare and bioterrorism - March 16, 2002

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Chemical weapons

Chemical warfare has been widely condemned since it was first used on a massive scale during the first world war. Chemical weapons are cheap, can cause mass casualties, and are relatively easy to produce, even by developing nations. They have been used in many conflicts during the 20th century (box), most recently by Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war, as well as in terrorist attacks.

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