@article{ref1,
title="Mental health service use among American Red Cross disaster workers responding to the September 11, 2001 U.S. terrorist attacks",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2006",
author="Elhai, Jon D. and Jacobs, G. A. and Kashdan, Todd B. and Dejong, Gary L. and Meyer, David L. and Frueh, B. Christopher",
volume="143",
number="1",
pages="29-34",
abstract="In this article, we explored 1) the extent of mental health (MH) service use by American Red Cross disaster relief workers, both before (lifetime) and 1 year after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and 2) demographic, disaster and MH variables predicting (1-year) post-September 11 MH service use in this population. A sample of 3015 Red Cross disaster workers was surveyed 1 year after the attacks, regarding demographic characteristics, MH service use before and since the attacks, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Findings revealed that while 13.5% used MH services before the attacks, 10.7% used services after. Variables increasing the likelihood of MH service use after the attacks included the following: no previous MH treatment, younger age, being divorced/widowed, and higher PTSD intrusion or hyperarousal symptoms. Findings support other recent research on MH service use after the September 11 attacks. Language: en",
language="",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2005.10.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2005.10.004"
}