Cumulative Exposure to Work-related Traumatic Events and Current Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in New York City's First Responders

Cumulative exposure to work-related traumatic events (CE) is a foreseeable risk for psychiatric disorders in First Responders (FRs). Our objective was to examine the impact of work-related CE that could serve as predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression in FRs.

http://www.comppsychjournal.com/article/S0010-440X(16)30399-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - December 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lupo Geronazzo-Alman, Ruth Eisenberg, Sa Shen, Cristiane S. Duarte, George J. Musa, Judith Wicks, Bin Fan, Thao Doan, Guia Guffanti, Michaeline Bresnahan, Christina W. Hoven Source Type: research

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