Longitudinal changes in the mental health of those affected by the 2017 Manchester Arena attack: 3-year follow-up of adults seeking support from the Resilience Hub
People who registered earlier were less symptomatic, suggesting there may be a potential beneficial impact of early engagement with support services following traumatic events. All who registered showed improvement in symptoms, including those delaying registration, with increased contact time being beneficial. This reinforces the benefits of encouraging early and sustained engagement with services as soon as possible post-incident.
Authors
- Kate Allsopp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5093-0404)
- Prathiba Chitsabesan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0968-3472)
- Louise Hussey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6108-5085)
- Alan Barrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9003-2422)
- Matthew Gittins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-1197)
- Paul French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4300-387X)
- Anna Hedges
- Neharika Puligundla
- Gill Szafranski
Institutions
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Salford (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10342
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Manchester Biomedical Research Centre