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| | Terrorist Attacks and Children // National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | For instance, the September 11th, 2001 attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing received widespread attention and media coverage and many children were exposed. |
 | | From previous research, we know that more severe reactions are associated with a higher degree of exposure (i.e., life threat, physical injury, witnessing death or injury, hearing screams, etc.), closer proximity to the disaster, a history of prior traumas, being female, poor parental response, and parental mental health problems. |
 | | In a national sample of adults surveyed 3-5 days after the September 11th attacks, 35% of parents reported that their children had at least one stress symptom and almost half reported that their children were worried about their own safety or the safety of a loved one. |
| www.ncptsd.org /facts/disasters/fs_children_disaster.html (2074 words) |
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