PTSD Suffered By Some Emergency Dispatchers

Main Category: Anxiety / Stress
Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry;  Public Health
Article Date: 02 Apr 2012 0:00 PDT

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Dispatchers who answer 911 and 999 puncture calls humour romantic trouble that can lead to symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a new investigate reports. The research, published in a Journal of Traumatic Stress, reveals that approach bearing to dire events is not required to lead to post-trauma disorders.

The investigate was conducted by Dr Michelle Lilly from Northern Illinois University and researcher Heather Pierce, a former 911 dispatcher.

Post-Traumatic psychological disorders are customarily compared with front line puncture workers, such as military officers, glow fighters or fight veterans, pronounced Dr Lilly. Usually investigate considers l...