Disaster‐related post‐traumatic stress in police officers: a field study of the impact of debriefing

Carlier, Ingrid V. E.; Lamberts, Regina D.; Uchelen, Annephine J. Van; Gersons, Berthold P. R.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1700(199807)14:3<143::aid-smi770>3.3.co;2-j

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“…As a result, they are often exposed to traumatic events that produce emotional and cognitive reactions and potentially debilitate normal functioning in daily roles and responsibilities (Alexander & Klein, 2009;Collins & Gibbs, 2003). As reported in Perrin et al (2007), the US' national prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is roughly 4%; however, for first responders, these levels range from 5 to 36% (Bloodgood, 2006;Carlier, Lamberts, Van Uchelen, & Gersons, 1998;Centers for Disease Control, 2004;Kleim & Westphal, 2012;Norris, Tracy, & Galea, 2009;Robbers & Jenkins, 2005).…”

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Post-traumatic effects in policing: perceptions, stigmas and help seeking behaviours

Heffren¹,

Hausdorf

2014

Police Practice and Research

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This study explored the relationships between perceptions, stigmas and support with help seeking amongst police officers. A total of 421 web surveys were completed by constables from a large municipal police force in Canada. The most significant finding was the relationship between officers feeling comfortable disclosing distressing personal information and seeking help from others. Help was most commonly sought from respondents' friends (at work and outside) and family members. Respondents shared information with their direct supervisors only when there was a strong, reciprocal relationship between them. Implications for future research and practice for help seeking in police occupations are discussed.

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Post-traumatic effects in policing: perceptions, stigmas and help seeking behaviours

Heffren¹,

Hausdorf

2014

Police Practice and Research

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“…For that purpose, re-experiencing, avoidance and hyperarousal scores were dichotomized into high and low using the cutoffs for DSM-IV diagnosis. SI-PTSD scores correlate highly with clinicians' ratings and with later other similar self-report PTSD instruments [54,55]. For the Chinese version of the SI-PTSD, adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's a = 0.91) and inter-rater reliability were found (Cohen's j = 0.88).…”

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“…Symptoms were measured with the Chinese version of Structured Interview for PTSD (SI-PTSD) [54,55], which is a 17-item clinical interview that records the presence and severity of the 17 DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for PTSD. Each item is rated on a 0-4 scale; scores of 3 or higher indicate the presence of that particular symptom.…”

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A new psychological intervention: “512 Psychological Intervention Model” used for military rescuers in Wenchuan Earthquake in China

Lee

Zhang

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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…Indeed, there is some evidence to suggest that counselling can be associated with higher levels of rumination and increased severity and chronicity of symptoms (Carlier, Lamberts, Van Uchelen, & Gersons, 1998). There is also anecdotally reported resistance to the concept of mandatory counselling, probably for the same reasons that some sex offenders are resistant to mandated treatment; it removes choice and autonomy, central components of resilience.…”

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Working with sex offenders: Best practice in enhancing practitioner resilience

Clarke

2011

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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The systematic and widespread treatment of sex offenders is a comparatively recent innovation in the human services field. Consequently, research considering the impact of such work on providers and organisations is still in its infancy. The first swathe of international research, published throughout the 1990s, identified a range of deleterious effects for treatment providers, ranging from mild anxiety to severe psychological morbidity. More recent findings indicate a considerably more optimistic psychological future. This paper seeks to provide the reader with an overview of the relevant literature, together with its shortcomings, and introduce the Model of Dynamic Adaptation (MDA), a framework through which variables associated with both positive and negative outcomes may be grouped and managed. It is proposed that understanding and managing the MDA can support both individuals and organisations in achieving their goals in good psychological health, through the development and implementation of informed, evidence-based, best practice strategies.

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Disaster‐related post‐traumatic stress in police officers: a field study of the impact of debriefing

Cited by 23 publications

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Post-traumatic effects in policing: perceptions, stigmas and help seeking behaviours

Post-traumatic effects in policing: perceptions, stigmas and help seeking behaviours

A new psychological intervention: “512 Psychological Intervention Model” used for military rescuers in Wenchuan Earthquake in China

Working with sex offenders: Best practice in enhancing practitioner resilience

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