Herman Daniel, Felton Chip, Susser Ezra
Department of Epidemiology of the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
J Urban Health. 2002 Sep;79(3):322-31. doi: 10.1093/jurban/79.3.322.
In October 2001, the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Department of Epidemiology of the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University conducted a rapid assessment of the nature and magnitude of mental health needs in the state resulting from the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. This effort was carried out during a period of great turmoil and uncertainty as New Yorkers responded to the shocking events of this unprecedented disaster. Using the limited data available at the time, we estimated that over 520,000 persons in New York City and the surrounding counties would experience posttraumatic stress disorder resulting from exposure to the attacks, and that more than 129,000 would seek treatment for this disorder during 2002. This assessment is part of an ongoing collaborative process between public and academic partners; the effort is designed to strengthen the capacity of the mental health system to respond to current and future terrorism. Estimates from this initial assessment will be refined over time as further data concerning the impact of the September 11th attacks become available.
2001年10月，纽约州精神卫生办公室和哥伦比亚大学梅尔曼公共卫生学院流行病学系对“9·11”世贸中心恐怖袭击事件给该州造成的心理健康需求的性质和规模进行了快速评估。这项工作是在纽约人应对这场前所未有的灾难的令人震惊事件的巨大动荡和不确定性时期开展的。利用当时有限的数据，我们估计纽约市及周边县超过52万人会因遭受袭击而患上创伤后应激障碍，并且在2002年期间超过12.9万人会为此疾病寻求治疗。该评估是公共部门与学术伙伴之间正在进行的合作过程的一部分；这项工作旨在加强心理健康系统应对当前及未来恐怖主义的能力。随着有关“9·11”袭击影响的更多数据可用，这一初步评估的估计数将随着时间的推移而得到完善。
