Chronic probable PTSD in police responders in the World Trade Center Health Registry ten to eleven years after 9/11

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• Personal Author:
  Bowler RM ; Cone, James E. ; Gocheva V ; Kornblith E ; Li J ; Schwarzer R ; Shaikh A ; Stellman SD
• Description:
  Background: Police enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) demonstrated increased probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the terrorist attack of 9/11/2001. Methods: Police enrollees without pre-9/11 PTSD were studied. Probable PTSD was assessed by Posttraumatic Stress Check List (PCL). Risk factors for chronic, new onset or resolved PTSD were assessed using multinomial logistic regression. Results: Half of police with probable PTSD in 2003-2007 continued to have probable PTSD in 2011-2012. Women had higher prevalence of PTSD than men (15.5% vs. 10.3%, P=0.008). Risk factors for chronic PTSD included decreased social support, unemployment, 2+ life stressors in last 12 months, 2+ life-threatening events since 9/ 11, 2+ injuries during the 9/11 attacks, and unmet mental health needs. Conclusion: Police responders to the WTC attacks continue to bear a high mental health burden. Improved early access to mental health treatment for police exposed to disasters may be needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Men Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: 9/11 Disaster DSM-IV Diagnosis Emergency-responders Exposure-levels Force Humans Injuries Law-enforcement Law-enforcement-workers Mental-disorders Mental-health Mental-stress Mental Health Police Police-officers Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychology Risk-factors Work-environment Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  483-493
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046028
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 May; 58(5):483-493
• Contact Point Address:
  Rosemarie M. Bowler, PhD, MPH, Department of Psychology, San Francisco State University, 8371 Kent Drive, El Cerrito, CA 94530
• Email:
  rbowl@sfsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090430
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:42963fa0ec081217bbc01e5fef78c3dd3d53a9adbc36818c1038c7012e89cc30a059860df3ccc249699e37a6c9c32d859e1caa05fd303cd0b8a086d56a28ece3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201217/cdc_201217_DS1.pdf
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