TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of a foot and mouth disease crisis on post-traumatic stress symptoms in farmers
AU - Olff, Miranda
AU - Koeter, Maarten W. J.
AU - van Haaften, E. Heleen
AU - Kersten, Paul H.
AU - Gersons, Berthold P. R.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Culling 27000 farm animals during an epidemic of foot and mouth disease in The Netherlands in 2001 resulted in substantial psychological distress among Dutch farmers. We investigated the association of exposure to this crisis with symptoms of intrusions and avoidance as found in post-traumatic stress disorder. Survey results from the Impact of Event Scale administered to 661 Dutch dairy farmers showed that about half of those whose animals were culled suffered from severe post-traumatic distress; we conclude that such agricultural crises can have a substantial impact on mental health. Declaration of interest None
AB - Culling 27000 farm animals during an epidemic of foot and mouth disease in The Netherlands in 2001 resulted in substantial psychological distress among Dutch farmers. We investigated the association of exposure to this crisis with symptoms of intrusions and avoidance as found in post-traumatic stress disorder. Survey results from the Impact of Event Scale administered to 661 Dutch dairy farmers showed that about half of those whose animals were culled suffered from severe post-traumatic distress; we conclude that such agricultural crises can have a substantial impact on mental health. Declaration of interest None
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.186.2.165
DO - https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.186.2.165
M3 - Article
C2 - 15684242
SN - 0007-1250
VL - 186
SP - 165
EP - 166
JO - British journal of psychiatry
JF - British journal of psychiatry
ER -