Gender differences in probable posttraumatic stress disorder among police responders to the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attack

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• Personal Author:
  Alper H ; Bowler RM ; Cone, James E. ; DiGrande L ; Gocheva V ; Han H ; Nakagawa S
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Police responders to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster were previously reported to have an increased prevalence of probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS: Four thousand seventeen police responders (3,435 men and 582 women) were interviewed 2-3 years after 9/11/01 as part of the World Trade Center Health Registry. Demographic, occupational, and event-specific risk factors were evaluated for probable PTSD, determined by DSM-IV criteria using the Posttraumatic Stress Checklist (PCL). RESULTS: Overall prevalence of probable PTSD was 8.3% (women: 13.9%; men: 7.4%, P > 0.001). Risk factors for both genders included 9/11-related injury and older age. For men, specific risk factors were: presence in WTC Towers on 9/11 and Hispanic ethnicity; and for women, witnessing horror and education less than a college degree. CONCLUSIONS: Significantly higher prevalence of probable PTSD was found for female police responders. Although consistent with civilian populations, this finding contrasts with other studies of PTSD and WTC rescue and recovery workers, and police prior to 9/11. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Demography Emergency Responders Epidemiology Law Enforcement Men Mental Health Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: 9/11 Disaster Demographic-characteristics DSM-IV Diagnosis Etiology Exposure-levels Humans Injuries Law-enforcement-workers Police Police-officers Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychological-reactions Psychological-stress Psychology Racial-factors Rescue-workers Risk-factors Sociological-factors Stress Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046613
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2010 Dec; 53(12):1186-1196
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. James E. Cone, Medical Director, World Trade Center Health Registry, 233 Broadway, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10279
• Email:
  jcone@health.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Performing Organization:
  New York City Health/Mental Hygiene
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030430
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20090429
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6818e9ad6bdf1e033dbed2aedebbe68a55f20bfb7edf5c8ce299cd89b165eddabc78207bacfa7423d01d08e10ca83e6013b516db89bfe80b6377839f1ebab7b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201615/cdc_201615_DS1.pdf
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