title: Acute stress disorder in hospitalised victims of 26/11-terror attack on Mumbai, India.
abstract: The 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai have been internationally denounced. Acute stress disorder is common in victims of terror. To find out the prevalence and to correlate acute stress disorder, 70 hospitalised victims of terror were assessed for presence of the same using DSM-IV TR criteria. Demographic data and clinical variables were also collected. Acute stress disorder was found in 30% patients. On demographic profile and severity of injury, there were some interesting observations and differences between the victims who developed acute stress disorder and those who did not; though none of the differences reached the level of statistical significance. This study documents the occurrence of acute stress disorder in the victims of 26/11 terror attack.
authors.affiliation: Grant Medical College, Mumbai 400008.
authors.forename: Vanshree Patil
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Balasinorwala
authors.forename: Nilesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D040701:Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute / Q000453:epidemiology*; D023481:Terrorism