Psychological distress and alcohol use among fire fighters.

Boxer, Peter A.; Wild, Deanna K.

doi:10.5271/sjweh.1497

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“…Individual differences in vulnerability and resilience appear to be important factors for the intensity and duration of trauma-related symptoms experienced in the aftermath [31,34]. The nature of the trauma is also an important factor, for example dealing with child victims is known to be particularly distressing [61,62]. Personality traits such as neuroticism are vulnerability factors for developing PTSD and are often better predictors of post-traumatic morbidity than the degree of exposure to serious stressors [32].…”

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Work-related post-traumatic stress disorder

Skogstad

Skorstad

Lie

et al. 2013

Occupational Medicine

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ResultsProfessionals such as police officers, firefighters and ambulance personnel often experience incidents that satisfy the stressor criterion for the PTSD diagnosis. Other professional groups such as health care professionals, train drivers, divers, journalists, sailors and employees in bank, post offices or in stores may also be subjected to work-related traumatic events. Work-related PTSD usually diminishes with time.Conclusions Mental health problems prior to the traumatic event and weak social support increase the risk of PTSD. Prevention of work-related PTSD includes a sound organizational and psychosocial work environment, systematic training of employees, social support from colleagues and managers and a proper follow-up of employees after a critical event.

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Work-related post-traumatic stress disorder

Skogstad

Skorstad

Lie

et al. 2013

Occupational Medicine

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“…Although a few studies have shown that degree of event exposure is associated with a greater degree of substance use after disasters, problems with uniformly measuring disaster exposure make it difficult to draw conclusions about the relative increase in substance use within exposure gradients (Beckham et al, 1997;Green et al, 1985). Studies of uniformed personnel who have significant exposure to disasters and traumatic events show higher rates of problems with alcohol use than in the general population (Boxer and Wild, 1993). In our study, those with drinking problems were not linked to variables that measured direct exposure to the disaster; the data suggest that drinking problems after a disaster may be more diffuse in the population than previously appreciated.…”

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Alcohol Drinking Problems Among New York City Residents after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Vlahov

Galea

Ahern

et al. 2006

Substance Use & Misuse

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Recent studies have shown an increase in alcohol use in New York City in the months after the September 11 terrorist attacks; thus far there have been no studies documenting changes in drinking problems. In 2002, a random digit dial phone survey was conducted of residents of New York City. This study provided us with estimates of the prevalence of alcohol drinking problems among residents of New York City 6 months after September 11 compared with the 6 months before September 11. Among 1,570 adults, the prevalence of drinking problems was 3.7% in the 6 months before September 11 and 4.2% in the 6 months after September 11. The incidence of drinking problems among those without drinking problems before September 11 was 2.2%. Persons with incident drinking problems were more likely than those without to report symptoms consistent with posttraumatic stress disorder (17.4% vs. 0.4% in those without drinking problems and 1.4% in nondrinkers), and depression (23.5% vs 5.6% vs. 4.9%, respectively) after September 11. After a disaster, a link between drinking problems and posttraumatic stress disorder or depression should be assessed.

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“…Workload, supervisor support, group conflicts, role conflict, and self-esteem have been linked with depressive symptoms in fire-fighter staff (Saijo et al 2007). Investigators from the US (Boxer and Wild 1993), more recently, Japan (Saijo et al 2007) and…”

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Lung function and health status in metropolitan fire-fighters compared to general population controls

Schermer

Malbon

Morgan³

et al. 2010

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Male metropolitan fire-fighters showed better general health, better lung health, and similar mental health compared to general population controls. The high rate of fire-fighters with FEV(1)/FVC values below the recommended cut-point for airflow obstruction illustrates the inappropriateness of this clinical cut-point for use in populations preselected on their physical fitness. The observed dose-effect relationship between self-reported occupational exposure and fire-fighters' lung function warrants further investigation.

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Psychological distress and alcohol use among fire fighters.

Cited by 67 publications

References 12 publications

Work-related post-traumatic stress disorder

Work-related post-traumatic stress disorder

Alcohol Drinking Problems Among New York City Residents after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

Lung function and health status in metropolitan fire-fighters compared to general population controls

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