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Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 172, Number 10

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.17210correction

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In the Letter to the Editor “In the Wake of National Trauma: Psychological Reactions Following the Charlie Hebdo Terror Attack,” by Menachem Ben-Ezra et al. (doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15020239), originally published in the August 2015 issue of the Journal, the percentage of elevated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms compared with historical norms in France should have been reported as “11.9% compared with 4.9%” instead of “7.6% compared with 4.9%.” In addition, incorrect values were reported in Table 1. The corrected table appears below.

TABLE 1. Two-Step Logistic Regression Analysis of Psychological Reactions Associated With Psychological Distress and PTSD Symptoms Following the Charlie Hebdo Shooting in Paris (N=1,982)

Variables	Mean	SD	N	%	Odds Ratio	95% CI	Odds Ratio	95% CI
					Elevated Psychological Distress^a		Endorsed PTSD Symptoms^b
Step 1
Age (years)	41.16	10.95			1.01	0.99–1.02	1.00	0.98–1.01
Female			1,033	52.0	1.56**	1.12–2.18	1.32*	1.00–1.74
Currently single			697	35.2	0.81	0.58–1.13	1.36	0.98–1.80
Step 2
Age (years)					1.01	0.99–1.03	1.01	0.99–1.01
Female					1.41*	0.99–2.00	1.19	0.88–1.60
Currently single					0.83	0.58–1.18	1.47*	1.07–2.02
Mortality salience^c			323	16.3	3.86***	2.71–5.51	3.83***	2.81–5.23
Shift in political view^d			754	38.0	2.27***	1.60–3.21	2.43***	1.81–3.71
Sense of safety^e			1,024	51.7	0.37***	0.25–0.54	0.33***	0.24–0.45

Elevated psychological distress criterion (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale score ≥13) met by 158 (8.0%) participants (Cronbach’s alpha=0.91).

Proposed ICD-11 PTSD symptom criteria endorsed by 235 (11.9%) participants on a 5-point rating scale where a score of 3 or higher represented a positive symptom rating. Note that at least one symptom from each cluster must be positive for endorsement of PTSD (at least three symptoms).

Mortality salience scores range from 1 to 5, where 1=a great deal less and 5=a great deal more. A score of 4 or higher represents high mortality salience.

Shift in political view scores range from 1 to 5, where 1=not at all and 5=very much. This was measured separately for each political wing. The variables were combined and aggregated so that 0=no shift and 1=shift in political view.

Sense of safety scores range from 1 to 5, where 1=not at all and 5=extremely. The variable was aggregated so that a score of 4 or higher represented a high sense of safety.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 172 • Number 10 • October 01, 2015

Pages: 1032

PubMed: 26423492

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Published online: 1 October 2015

Published in print: October 01, 2015

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