The mental health toll of service: an examination of self-reported impacts of public safety personnel careers in a treatment-seeking population.
Eur J Psychotraumatol
; 14(2): 2269696, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-37965795
Repeated exposure to stressful and traumatic events is often a daily occurrence for public safety personnel, actively contributing to an increased risk of development of mental health disorders, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, in this population.Through a series of interviews, the present study examined the subjective experiences of traumatic events in a treatment-seeking population of public safety personnel. Participants' narrative descriptions of their experiences were examined and analysed using the criteria of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as outlined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness-Version V Text Revision, as a thematic lens. Analyses yielded rich descriptive information of the symptomatic expression of criterion-specific themes.The present study offers valuable insights into how a treatment-seeking population of public safety personnel experience their trauma-related symptoms. It also offers an opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to better understand the way public safety personnel may differ from other populations in how they express and understand their experience of Post-Traumatic Stress symptoms.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
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Salud Mental
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Psychotraumatol
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos