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PTSD and Partial PTSD among First Responders One and Five Years after the Paris Terror Attacks in November 2015

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  • Clémentine Prioux

    (Santé Publique France, Direction des Maladies non Transmissibles et Traumatismes, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France)

  • Maude Marillier

    (Santé Publique France, Direction des Maladies non Transmissibles et Traumatismes, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France)

  • Cécile Vuillermoz

    (INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d’Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Department of Social Epidemiology, Sorbonne Université, F-75012 Paris, France)

  • Stéphanie Vandentorren

    (INSERM, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, University of Bordeaux, U1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
    Santé Publique France, Direction Scientifique et Internationale, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France)

  • Gabrielle Rabet

    (Santé Publique France, Direction Appui, Traitements et Analyses des Données, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France)

  • Matthieu Petitclerc

    (Service Médical D’urgence—Bureau de Santé et de Prévention, Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris, 1, Place Jules-Renard, F-75017 Paris, France
    Laboratoire UTRPP, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France)

  • Thierry Baubet

    (Laboratoire UTRPP, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France
    APHP Hôpital Avicenne, Psychopathology Department for Children, Adolescents, General Psychiatry and Specialized Addiction, F-93009 Bobigny, France
    Centre National de Ressources et de Résilience Lille-Paris (CN2R), F-59000 Lille, France)

  • Lise Eilin Stene

    (Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), NO-0409 Oslo, Norway)

  • Philippe Pirard

    (Santé Publique France, Direction des Maladies non Transmissibles et Traumatismes, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France
    CESP, INSERM, MOODS team, Faculté de Médecine Paris–Saclay, Université Paris–Saclay, F-94275 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France)

  • Yvon Motreff

    (Santé Publique France, Direction des Maladies non Transmissibles et Traumatismes, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France
    INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d’Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Department of Social Epidemiology, Sorbonne Université, F-75012 Paris, France)

Abstract

Following the Paris terror attacks in November 2015, a large number of first responders (FR) were mobilized and consequently were at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Based on the ESPA 13 November survey, the objectives of this study were to 1) describe the prevalence of PTSD and partial PTSD in FR five years after the attacks, 2) describe the changes in PTSD and partial PTSD from one to five years after the attacks, and 3) examine factors associated with PTSD and partial PTSD five years after the attacks. Data were collected using an online questionnaire. PTSD and partial PTSD were measured using the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist based on the DSM-5 (PCL-5). Gender, age, responder category, education level, exposure, mental health history, history of traumatic events, training, social support, concern about the COVID-19 epidemic, and somatic problems present after the attacks were all analyzed as potential factors associated with PTSD and partial PTSD using multinomial logistic regression. A total of 428 FR were included 5 years after the attacks, of which 258 had participated also 1 year after the attacks. Five years after the attacks, the prevalence of PTSD and partial PTSD were 8.6% and 22%, respectively. Presence of somatic problems after the attacks were associated with PTSD. Involvement in dangerous crime scenes was associated with a higher risk of partial PTSD. No awareness of psychological risks in the context of professional activity through specific training was associated with partial PTSD, in particular among participants aged 45 years or more. To mitigate PTSD for FR, monitoring mental health symptoms, providing mental health education, and providing treatment may be needed for several years after the attacks.

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  • Clémentine Prioux & Maude Marillier & Cécile Vuillermoz & Stéphanie Vandentorren & Gabrielle Rabet & Matthieu Petitclerc & Thierry Baubet & Lise Eilin Stene & Philippe Pirard & Yvon Motreff, 2023. "PTSD and Partial PTSD among First Responders One and Five Years after the Paris Terror Attacks in November 2015," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-14, February.
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