STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Post-traumatic stress disorder in disaster workers
and emergency personnel
Submission date: 2018-07-27
Final revision date: 2018-10-04
Acceptance date: 2018-10-04
Publication date: 2018-12-28
Arch Med Sci Civil Dis 2018;3(1):195-201
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ABSTRACT
The problem of stress and disorders occurring in a team (traumatic stress) is the subject of numerous scientific studies in relation to victims of traffic accidents, rape, acts of terrorism and war. The research on this overlooked subject concerns specific professions such as the military, police, fire brigades and rescue medical teams. The aim of this research is to analyze the mechanisms leading to increased susceptibility to stress and predisposing factors for the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder and its specific features among people working in emergency medical teams.
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