In the subway sarin attack in Tokyo caused by Aleph in 1995, 6 to 7% of the victims had physical aftereffects such as headache, fatigue, and blurred vision even after 15 years, and 3 to 4% were restless. It was found in a joint research with Professor Masataka Nagao, Assistant Professor Fumi Sugiyama and others of the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Hiroshima University and the NPO Recovery Support Center.
According to Hiroshima University, the research group surveyed about 12% of the victims of the subway sarin attack, 747 (412 men and 335 women), from 5 to 2000, five years after the incident. The result of was analyzed.
As a result, as for physical sequelae, more than 6% complain of fatigue and blurred vision, about 6% complain of symptoms that make it difficult to see far or near, and more than 4% complain of headache and dizziness, which decrease over the years. It never happened.
Regarding mental sequelae, more than 5% answered that they were forgetful, more than 3% were uncomfortable, and about 3% had scary dreams.These symptoms are significantly more common among men in their 40s, with only less than 5% complaining of them.
When these were evaluated using a self-administered questionnaire, 35% had post-traumatic stress disorder.The research group will clarify the whole picture of the victim's chronic health disorder by analyzing the screening data after 2010.
The subway sarin attack was a terrorist attack in 1995 in which Aleph believers scattered poisonous gas sarin in the subway in Tokyo, killing 14 people and damaging more than 6,000.In terms of the number of casualties, the mastermind, Shoko Asahara, was sentenced to death in Japan's largest murder case, and Aleph was revoked from the certification of a religious corporation.
Paper information:[PLOS ONE] The Tokyo subway sarin attack has long-term effects on survivors: A 10-year study started 5 years after the terrorist incident
