Holloway H C, Norwood A E, Fullerton C S, Engel C C, Ursano R J
Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md 20814, USA.
JAMA. 1997 Aug 6;278(5):425-7.
The microbial world is mysterious, threatening, and frightening to most people. The stressors associated with a biological terrorist attack could create high numbers of acute and potentially chronic psychiatric casualties who must be recognized, diagnosed, and treated to facilitate triage and medical care. Media communications, planning for quarantine and decontamination, and the role of community leaders are important to the mitigation of psychological consequences. Physicians will need to accurately diagnose anxiety, depression, bereavement, and organic brain syndromes to provide treatment, reassurance, and the relief of pain.
微生物世界对大多数人来说神秘、危险且可怕。与生物恐怖袭击相关的压力源可能导致大量急性和潜在的慢性精神疾病患者，必须对他们进行识别、诊断和治疗，以促进分流和医疗护理。媒体沟通、隔离和消毒规划以及社区领袖的作用对于减轻心理影响至关重要。医生需要准确诊断焦虑、抑郁、丧亲之痛和器质性脑综合征，以便提供治疗、安抚并缓解痛苦。
