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ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC IMPACT OF PIRACY ON SEAFARERS
- Source :
- Journal of IMAB, Vol 21, Iss 4, Pp 991-994 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Peytchinski Publishing, 2015.
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Abstract
- SUMMARY Background: It has been discussed that being held hostage can have harmful short and often long-term physical, psychological, familial and social effects on the victims. This is a complex area of research and the data is sparse yet. The aim of our study is to present our experience concerning some psychological and psychiatric consequences on Bulgarian seamen victims of pirate’s attack long captivity and to suggest a suitable methodology of a psychological investigation in such cases. Methods: Seven Bulgarian hostage survivors underwent comprehensive psychological and psychiatric assessments twenty days after pirate’s captivity release. Results and discussion: In general terms, the psychological and psychiatric impact on the victims is similar to that of being exposed to other serious life-threatening events, including terrorist incidents and natural disasters. All the subjects, who have been examined in our study, reported feelings of detachment and alienation from close others and startle by noises, nightmares and sleep disturbances. Anxiety symptoms, characterized by apprehension, tension and fear in particular situations, and some depressive features (depressive mood, lack of interest and activities, lassitude) on a sub- clinical level were registered. Conclusion: Despite some limitations our report discusses important issues, concerning psychological and psychiatric consequences on Bulgarian seamen victims of pirate’s attack long captivity and present a suitable model of a psychological investigation in such cases and states the need of supportive care of the victims.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
psychological/mental consequences
maritime piracy
media_common.quotation_subject
Alienation
Captivity
seafarers
medicine
Bulgarian
Psychiatry
General Dentistry
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lcsh:R5-920
Apprehension
psychopathology
language.human_language
lcsh:RK1-715
Feeling
lcsh:Dentistry
Terrorism
language
Anxiety
medicine.symptom
Psychology
lcsh:Medicine (General)
Psychopathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of IMAB
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4d9cfba190d8a463d0765283a6afb22e