@article{583,
  keywords = {posttraumatic stress disorder, Depression, drug and alcohol consumption, Emergency personnel, rescue workers, Terrorism},
  author = {H. González Ordi and J. J. Miguel-Tobal and A. Cano Vindel and I. Iruarrizaga},
  title = {Traumatic events exposure aftermath in emergency personnel: Psychological consequences after the March 11, 2004, terrorist attack in Madrid},
  abstract = {This paper aims to explore psychologi-cal aftermath of traumatic exposure in emergency personnel involved in rescue efforts and first aid after the March 11, 2004, terrorist attacks in Ma-drid. A group of 165 individuals (30,1% males and 69,9% females), with a mean age of 34,9 years, including psychologists, policemen, physi-cians, social workers, etc, was interviewed in de-tail. Data regarding prevalence rates of panic at-tack, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), de-pression, and drugs and alcohol consumption one-month and six-months after the terrorist attacks are presented and discussed. Generally, emer-gency personnel manifested intense peritraumatic reactions, with higher prevalences than in general population, due to a high degree of exposition to traumatic consequences of the train bombings; however, due to they were mostly well-trained professionals and with previous experience in disaster management, there was a good emotional management that did not allow chronification of such reactions, that could facilitated the onset and development of PTSD and depression, lower prevalence than in general population.},
  year = {2004},
  journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés},
  volume = {10},
  number = {2-3},
  pages = {207-217},
  month = {07/2004},
  publisher = {Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés},
  issn = {1134-7937},
  isbn = {2174-0437},
}