01860nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001400118653001100132653001700143653001300160653001700173100001900190700002300209700002200232700001900254245009900273300001200372490000700384520119900391022001401590020001401604       2004                            d  c07/2004bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10adisasters10aStress10aRisk factors10aExposure10aEpidemiology1 aA. Cano-Vindel1 aJ. J. Miguel-Tobal1 aH. González-Ordi1 aI. Iruarrizaga00aThe March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid: The proximity of the residence to the affected areas  a181-1940 v103 aDisasters are traumatic events that affect many people in substantial ways (loss of relatives or friends, health, economy, residence, work, etc.). The variability of the consequences is enormous, both depending on the stressor (type of disaster, exposure level to trauma, etc.), and the individual characteristics (sex, social support, previous life stressors, etc.) Having one s residence close to the affected areas is a recent topic when investigating the factors associated to the consequences. In a broader research on the psychological consequences of the March 11th, 2004 terrorist attack in Madrid, the differences between the general population of residents in the city of Madrid and people living in three areas (in a radius of 1km around the explosions) were studied. The methodology was similar to that used by Galea et al. (2002) in the research of September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City. Important differences in psychological sequelae related to the proximity of the residence were found in New York, whereas in Madrid, the consequences of living close to the affected areas were very similar to those of the general population living in 21 different districts.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437