Table 2 Answers to questionnaire items focusing on use of mental health supports, ESPA_13_November N = 454
From: Use of mental health supports by civilians exposed to the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris
Type of mental health support (MHSu) | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Outreach psychological support (OPS) | 159 (35) |
Psychiatrist or psychologist in the street immediately after event | 29 |
Occupational psychologist or physician | 7 |
Police psychologist | 14 |
OPS in ad hoc information and field reception centre | |
Hôtel-Dieu hospital | 35 |
Institute of Forensic Medicine | 8 |
National Military school | 15 |
Town hall in affected district (Paris, St-Denis) | 83 |
Emergency psychosocial support unit (CUMP) | 29 |
Consultation with a specialist (psychiatrist or psychologist) | 178 (39) |
Specialized hospital consultant for psychotrauma | 47 |
Specialized private consultant | 92 |
Hospital emergency service | 15 |
Medical Psychological Centre (CMP) | 36 |
Hospitalised for psychological problems | 11 |
Hospitalisation for physical injury | 22 |
Contact with a member of an association | 71 (16) |
Victims’ support association(FRANCE VICTIMES federation) | 44 |
Victims’ association | 35 |
Medical visit to a GP’s office (GP) | 79 (17) |
Regular mental health treatment (RMHT) | 151 (33) |
Combinations of different MHSu | Numbers (%) |
Consultation with a specialist or RMHT | 454 |
No | 223 (49) |
Yes | 231 (51) |
Use of at least one MHSu | 454 |
No | 148 (33) |
Yes | 306 (67) |