Terrorist attacks cause increase in chronic pain - Research Corner - Brief Article

AORN Journal,  June, 2002  

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Through a multicenter study, researchers have discovered that Americans have experienced an increase in chronic pain since the Sept 11, 2002, terrorist attacks on the United States, according to a March 19, 2002, news release from Maryland Rehabilitation Center, Baltimore. They also found that women experienced pain three times greater than that of men, and women's pain lasted longer.

According to the release, this increase in pain has led to lost work time, increased medical costs, and immeasurable suffering. This study also shows that gender differences must be recognized when treating chronic pain. Women experience pain differently than men, which may make them more vulnerable to pain after tragedies such as the Sept 11 attacks.

9/11 Attacks Caused Increased Chronic Pain, Researchers Show the Hidden Cost of September 11th (news release, Baltimore: March 19, 2002) http://www.prweb.com releases/2002/3/prweb35384.php (accessed 9 April 2002).

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