College students with previous exposure to crime report more PTSD after 9-11-2001.

Psychol Rep

Department of Psychology, The Citadel, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409, USA.

Published: October 2006

A sample of 415 university students (52 Crime Victims, 363 Nonvictims) who experienced indirectly the 9/11/01 disaster through media exposure, were administered the Davidson Trauma Scale. Crime victims had significantly more PTSD symptoms related to 9/11 exposure.

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