Psychological reactions to terrorist attacks: findings from the National Study of Americans' Reactions to September 11.

Context: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, represent an unprecedented exposure to trauma in the United States.

Objectives: To assess psychological symptom levels in the United States following the events of September 11 and to examine the association between postattack symptoms and a variety of indices of exposure to the events.

Design: Web-based epidemiological survey of a nationally representative cross-sectional sample using the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist and the Brief Symptom Inventory, administered 1 to 2 months following the attacks.

Lifetime use of mental health and substance abuse treatment services by incarcerated women felons.

Objective: This study examined the lifetime use of alcohol, drug, and mental health treatment services by recently incarcerated women prison inmates.

Methods: A total of 805 women entering a North Carolina prison for new felony charges in 1991 and 1992 were interviewed in person shortly after incarceration. The women were assessed for psychiatric disorders and lifetime use of substance abuse and mental health treatment services.