@article{ref1,
title="Social identification and post-traumatic stress symptoms in post-conflict Northern Ireland",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2007",
author="Muldoon, Orla T. and Downes, Ciara",
volume="191",
number="",
pages="146-149",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Understanding of the psychological impact of politically motivated violence is poor. AIMS: To examine the prevalence of post-traumatic symptoms subsequent to the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland. METHOD: A telephone survey of 3000 adults, representative of the population in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic, examined exposure to political violence, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and national identity. RESULTS: Ten per cent of respondents had symptoms suggestive of clinical PTSD. These people were most likely to come from low-income groups, rate national identity as relatively unimportant and have higher overall experience of the 'troubles' than other respondents. CONCLUSIONS: Direct experience of violence and poverty increase the risk of PTSD, whereas strong national identification appears to reduce this risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.106.022038",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.106.022038"
}