Adolescents%26apos; experiences of psychosocial support after traumatisation in a school shooting

作者：Murtonen Kalle^*; Suomalainen Laura; Haravuori Henna; Marttunen Mauri

来源：Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2012, 17(1): 23-30.

DOI：10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00612.x

• Adolescence
• post-traumatic stress disorder
• school
• violence
• case report

Background: In November 2007, a student shot and killed eight people and himself at Jokela High School, Finland. Method: Availability and experiences of psychosocial support were investigated using data (N=231) collected with a questionnaire 4 months after the event. Results: Female gender, severity of trauma, psychiatric disturbance and post-traumatic distress were associated with receiving psychosocial support. Over half of the students with a high level of trauma-related symptoms reported immediate support as having been helpful. Additionally, support from family and friends was available to a majority of students. Conclusions: The factors associated with not receiving support or not feeling helped should be studied further for possible implications on crisis interventions.

• 出版日期2012-2