@article{ref1,
title="Adolescents' experiences of psychosocial support after traumatisation in a school shooting",
journal="Child and adolescent mental health",
year="2012",
author="Murtonen, Kalle and Suomalainen, Laura and Haravuori, Henna and Marttunen, Mauri",
volume="17",
number="1",
pages="23-30",
abstract="BACKGROUND: In November 2007, a student shot and killed eight people and himself at Jokela High School, Finland.  METHOD: Availability and experiences of psychosocial support were investigated using data (N=231) collected with a questionnaire 4 months after the event.  RESULTS: Female gender, severity of trauma, psychiatric disturbance and post-traumatic distress were associated with receiving psychosocial support. Over half of the students with a high level of trauma-related symptoms reported immediate support as having been helpful. Additionally, support from family and friends was available to a majority of students.  CONCLUSIONS: The factors associated with not receiving support or not feeling helped should be studied further for possible implications on crisis interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1475-357X",
doi="10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00612.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00612.x"
}