نبذة مختصرة : International audience ; Eight to 11 months after the terrorist attacks of November 2015 Santé publique France launched a post-attack public health survey between 7 July and 10 November 2016. The study targeted persons whose exposure corresponded to DSM-5 criterion A (exposure to death or to severe injuries) for PTSD. Its objectives were to assess the psychological impact of these attacks on responders and the mental health care use by these persons. This article presents the preliminary results regarding civilian victims (except health care and rescue staff) who participated in the study.The study was announced to the concerned population via media campaigns, victims' associations, victims’ support associations, voluntary medical relays, and visits to cafés and residents adjacent to the terrorist attacks. Volunteers had to respond to a web-questionnaire available on “Santé publique France” website. After having answered an inclusion questionnaire, participants were asked questions on socioeconomic characteristics, previous trauma and mental health history, mental health (PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HAD), Prigerson’s Inventory of complicated grief (ICG), using standard thresholds for each scale), health care utilization, exposures to the attacks, losses and life consequences.The impact was significant with a likely post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for 54% of direct (directly targeted, injured) victims exposed, 27% of on-site witnesses and 21% of nearby witnesses. For the bereaved (ie persons who lost a person whom they considered close) without any other exposure, the prevalence of the probable PTSD was 54%. A possible complicated mourning (score greater than 25 on the Prigerson questionnaire) was observed in 66% of these mourners. Of those with probable PTSD, 46% reported not having regular treatment with a psychologist or doctor. This proportion was higher for witnesses on site et nearby (63%) and for the mourners with no direct exposure (46%) than for the ...
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