TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Adolescents' experiences of psychosocial support after traumatisation in a school shooting
JO  - Child and adolescent mental health
A1  - Murtonen, Kalle
A1  - Suomalainen, Laura
A1  - Haravuori, Henna
A1  - Marttunen, Mauri
SP  - 23
EP  - 30
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1475-357X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00612.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -