Table 3.

Baseline Psychological Disorders and Mental Health Service Utilization Following the World Trade Center Disaster in New York City (N = 2,368)

Outcomes	Unweighted N†	Weighted %	95%CI*
Mental Health Status
PTSD Ever	284	8.15	6.87−9.42
PTSD since WTCD	196	5.25	4.23−6.26
Depression Ever	621	19.00	17.11−20.83
Depression since WTCD	416	11.76	10.29−13.22
Mental Health Visits
Any Mental Health Treatment Visits Ever	1242	38.98	36.56−41.39
Any Mental Health Treatment Visits since WTCD	766	19.99	18.20−21.77
Any Mental Health Treatment Visits related to WTCD	547	12.88	11.51−14.25
Increased Mental Health Treatment Visits since WTCD	332	8.57	7.36−9.79
New Mental Health Treatment Visit since WTCD	189	5.28	4.32−6.25

^*CI = Confidence interval; WTCD = World Trade Center Disaster.

^†All N's are unweighted. Percentages and confidence intervals shown represent the weighted data (i.e., adjustments to the sample for the number of telephone lines and adults in the household, the treatment over-sample, and survey stratification).

For additional information, see: Boscarino, JA, Adams, RE, Figley, CR. (2004). Mental health service use 1-year after the World Trade Center disaster: Implications for medical care. General Hospital Psychiatry, 26, 346−358.