Organizational factors and their impact on mental health in public safety organizations
M Edgelow, E Scholefield, M McPherson… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Public safety personnel (PSP), including correctional officers, firefighters, paramedics, and
police officers, have higher rates of mental health conditions than other types of workers …
police officers, have higher rates of mental health conditions than other types of workers …
Work-related posttraumatic stress disorder in paramedics in comparison to data from the general population of working age. A systematic review and meta-analysis
A Hoell, E Kourmpeli, H Dressing - Frontiers in public health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Paramedics are at particularly high risk for developing posttraumatic stress
disorders (PTSD). Hitherto, evidence for higher prevalence rates in paramedics compared to …
disorders (PTSD). Hitherto, evidence for higher prevalence rates in paramedics compared to …
Mental health treatment for first responders: An assessment of mental health provider needs.
First responders experience mental health conditions at a higher rate than the general
population. To improve treatment and enhance quality of care, it is important to understand …
population. To improve treatment and enhance quality of care, it is important to understand …
Mental health, operational stress, and organizational stress among sworn and unsworn police personnel.
Police work is a highly stressful occupation, and, not surprisingly, there is a large body of
research investigating the mental health of sworn police officers. However, nearly one third …
research investigating the mental health of sworn police officers. However, nearly one third …
Universal, selective and indicated interventions for supporting mental health at the workplace: an umbrella review of meta-analyses
C Miguel, A Amarnath, A Akhtar, A Malik… - Occupational and …, 2023 - oem.bmj.com
The current umbrella review aimed to assess and summarise evidence on universal,
selective and indicated interventions for mental health at the workplace. This umbrella …
selective and indicated interventions for mental health at the workplace. This umbrella …
A binational survey of smartphone activated volunteer responders for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Availability, interventions, and post-traumatic stress
Background Responder smartphone apps use global positioning data to enable emergency
medical services to alert volunteer responders of nearby potential out-of-hospital cardiac …
medical services to alert volunteer responders of nearby potential out-of-hospital cardiac …
The development of a smartphone app to enhance post-traumatic stress disorder treatment in high-risk workers
Objective Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent in certain populations.
However, evidence indicates that many individuals do not respond to treatment. Digital …
However, evidence indicates that many individuals do not respond to treatment. Digital …
First responders' occupational injury and disease associated with periods of extreme bushfires
There has been limited research on the health impacts of extreme bushfire exposure among
emergency responders (ER) involved in suppressing extreme bushfires. This study aimed to …
emergency responders (ER) involved in suppressing extreme bushfires. This study aimed to …
Resilience and post-traumatic stress disorder in the Swiss Alpine Rescue Association
Objective The present study aimed to assess the frequency of trauma exposure, the
prevalence of possible post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the extent of resilience, and …
prevalence of possible post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the extent of resilience, and …
Suicide among emergency service workers: A retrospective mortality study of national coronial data, 2001–2017
BackgroundEmergency service workers (ESW) are known to be at increased risk of mental
disorders but population-level and longitudinal data regarding their risk of suicide are …
disorders but population-level and longitudinal data regarding their risk of suicide are …