Terörist saldırıların ardından travma sonrası stres bozukluğu (TSSB) ve depresyon, anksiyete gibi psikiyatrik bozukluklar sık görülmektedir. Terörist saldırılar ile TSSB arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek, bu tür bir travmaya doğrudan maruz kalan kişilere ulaşmaktaki zorluklar nedeniyle güç olmakla birlikte bazı araştırmalarda bu konu aydınlatılmaya çalışılmıştır. Yine de bu saldırıların kısa ve özellikle uzun dönemli fiziksel ve psikolojik etkileri hakkında az şey bilinmektedir.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be especially
severe and long lasting when the stressor is man made.
Terrorism is a type of warfare designed to have maximum
psychological impact on a population. Terrorist
attacks are associated with high rates of PTSD and other
psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Estimates of the prevalence of PTSD after terrorist
attacks range from 7,5% to 50% in the [year] after the
event depending on the degree of victimization. Studies
of risk factors for PTSD have consistently implicated
female gender, minority ethnicity, lack of education, and
to a lesser extent, younger age, history of psychiatric
treatment and traumatic events. Studies have explored
various factors linked with the risk of terrorism-related
symptoms and diagnosis of PTSD. Although studies that
explore psychologic reactivity in victims of terrorism are
lacking, partly because of the difficulty of gaining access
to sufficient numbers of survivors who were exposed to
the events, some clinical psychiatric studies have provided
descriptions of the mental and psychological consequences
of terrorism. Yet, little is known about the
prevalence of the long-term physical and psychological
consequences of terrorist attacks on survivors. Although
Turkey is a country that has experienced terrorist attacks
in its recent past and Turkey is at risk of experiencing
similar attacks in the future due to her specific conditions,
studies assessing the psychological effects of these
attacks are lacking.