@article{ref1,
title="Association between feeling threatened, behaviour and symptoms of anxiety and depression: two and a half years after the terrorist attacks in Belgium",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2021",
author="Van Overmeire, Roel and Six, Stefaan and Deschepper, Reginald and Vandekerckhove, Marie and Bilsen, Johan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Feeling threatened by terrorism can be associated with mental health problems and behavioural changes. However, few studies look at the association in the long-term. Using a survey, the population in Brussels, Belgium was studied using a representative database delivered by the national post service. The Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) assessed mental health, and self-made questions avoidance behaviour. 170 people answered: 60% women and 50% higher educated, 28.2% between 56 and 65 years and 62.4% had a partner. 43.5% felt threatened by the terrorist attacks and 45.9% experienced no mental health problems. Both terrorist threat (p < 0.001) and avoidance behaviour (p < 0.001) significantly predicted PHQ-4 scores, while controlling for gender, age, social support, education level, and traumatic events. There is a relation between terrorist threat and anxiety/depressive symptoms 2.5 years after the last study on terrorist threat in Brussels, but it has weakened. Avoidance behaviour seems to be more present than threat.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-021-00867-w",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00867-w"
}