<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>ejsss</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES</JournalTitle> <PISSN/> <EISSN/> <Volume-Issue>Volume 2, Issue 2</Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>Aug-Sep 2021</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>2021</Year> <Month>09</Month> <Day>20</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Psychology</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>Terrorist Attack: The Psychological Response of the Survivors</ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>242</FirstPage> <LastPage>258</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>K S</FirstName> <LastName>Vidusha</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI>10.47362/EJSSS.2021.2215</DOI> <Abstract>This study explored the socio-economic and psychological impact of terrorist attacks on the lives of survivors. Although several years may have passed since the incident, it will take time t for respondents to recover from the impact. The survivors still have wounds to remind them of the horrific ordeal. They are plagued with psychological problems, and these problems are often more difficult than the problems and pain caused by physical injuries. Most people often experience stress-related psychological symptoms as well as other related symptoms such as sadness, depression, anxiety, inability to focus on daily activities, nightmares, and flashbacks. In addition, terrorist attacks cause serious long-term socio-economic impacts on survivors, including unemployment, uncertainty in children’s education, and deteriorating health. In addition to the deteriorating socio-economic conditions, the most pressing problems faced by this group of survivors are insufficient government support and lack of follow-up actions in rehabilitation. These problems must be addressed urgently and fully. Months after the attack, the use of primary and secondary health services by young survivors emphasized the importance of allocating resources to meet the growing demand for services over a longer period of time. The results further emphasize the need to address the physical symptoms of disaster survivors receiving mental health services. Thus, it is easier to provide costly evidence-based therapies and treatments to affected people in countries with less fragile health systems than in resource-poor settings. It is important to better understand alternative interventions and mechanisms and social options for providing care in the most vulnerable countries, and to develop strategies to use them effectively.</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>Terrorism,Victims,Trauma,Psychiatric help,Mental Health,Physical Symptoms,public health system</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://www.ejsss.net.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=13286&title=Terrorist Attack: The Psychological Response of the Survivors</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References>Abenhaim L, Dab W, Salmi LR. 1992. Study of civilian victims of terrorist attacks (France, 1982–1987). Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 45(2):103–109. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). 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