TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Mental health service use among American Red Cross disaster workers responding to the September 11, 2001 U.S. terrorist attacks
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Elhai, Jon D.
A1  - Jacobs, G. A.
A1  - Kashdan, Todd B.
A1  - Dejong, Gary L.
A1  - Meyer, David L.
A1  - Frueh, B. Christopher
SP  - 29
EP  - 34
VL  - 143
IS  - 1
N2  - 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
LA  - 
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2005.10.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -