Increased Incidence Rate of Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders in Denmark Following the Breivik Attacks in Norway

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Increased Incidence Rate of Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders in Denmark Following the Breivik Attacks in Norway. / Hansen, Bertel Teilfeldt; Dinesen, Peter Thisted; Østergaard, Søren Dinesen.

In: Epidemiology, Vol. 28, No. 6, 11.2017, p. 906-909.

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Hansen, BT, Dinesen, PT & Østergaard, SD 2017, 'Increased Incidence Rate of Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders in Denmark Following the Breivik Attacks in Norway', Epidemiology, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 906-909. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000705

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Hansen, B. T., Dinesen, P. T., & Østergaard, S. D. (2017). Increased Incidence Rate of Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders in Denmark Following the Breivik Attacks in Norway. Epidemiology, 28(6), 906-909. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000705

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Hansen BT, Dinesen PT, Østergaard SD. Increased Incidence Rate of Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders in Denmark Following the Breivik Attacks in Norway. Epidemiology. 2017 Nov;28(6):906-909. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000705

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Hansen, Bertel Teilfeldt ; Dinesen, Peter Thisted ; Østergaard, Søren Dinesen. / Increased Incidence Rate of Trauma- and Stressor-related Disorders in Denmark Following the Breivik Attacks in Norway. In: Epidemiology. 2017 ; Vol. 28, No. 6. pp. 906-909.

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abstract = "BACKGROUND:On 22 July 2011, Anders Breivik killed 77 adults and children in Norway. Having recently documented increases in the incidence of trauma- and stressor-related disorders in Denmark after the 9/11 attacks, we hypothesized that the Breivik attacks-due to their geographic proximity-would be followed by even larger increases in Denmark.METHODS:Using population-based data from the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register (1995-2012), we conducted an intervention analysis of the change in the incidence of trauma- and stressor-related disorders after the Breivik attacks.RESULTS:The incidence rate increased by 16% over the following 1½ years after the Breivik attacks, corresponding to 2736 additional cases. In comparison, 9/11 was followed by a 4% increase. We also present evidence of a subsequent surge in incidence stimulated by media attention.CONCLUSION:This study bolsters previous findings on extra-national consequences of terrorism and indicates that geographic proximity and media coverage may exacerbate effects.",
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AB - BACKGROUND:On 22 July 2011, Anders Breivik killed 77 adults and children in Norway. Having recently documented increases in the incidence of trauma- and stressor-related disorders in Denmark after the 9/11 attacks, we hypothesized that the Breivik attacks-due to their geographic proximity-would be followed by even larger increases in Denmark.METHODS:Using population-based data from the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register (1995-2012), we conducted an intervention analysis of the change in the incidence of trauma- and stressor-related disorders after the Breivik attacks.RESULTS:The incidence rate increased by 16% over the following 1½ years after the Breivik attacks, corresponding to 2736 additional cases. In comparison, 9/11 was followed by a 4% increase. We also present evidence of a subsequent surge in incidence stimulated by media attention.CONCLUSION:This study bolsters previous findings on extra-national consequences of terrorism and indicates that geographic proximity and media coverage may exacerbate effects.

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