Parental Occupational Exposure Is Associated with Their Children’s Psychopathology: A Study of Families of Israeli First Responders

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• Personal Author:
  Amsel, Lawrence ; Bresnahan, Michaeline ; Cheslack-Postava, Keely ; Cycowicz, Yael ; Djalovski, Amir ; Duarte, Cristiane S. ; Fan, Bin ; Geronazzo-Alman, Lupo ; Hoven, Christina W. ; Kishon, Ronit ; Musa, George J. ; Rodriguez Moreno, Diana ; Tadmor, Boaz ; Teichman, Meir ; Teichman, Yona ; Wicks, Judith
• Description:
  Objective: To examine the association between parental occupational exposure to traumatic events and their children's mental health in families of First Responders (FRs), a neglected area of research. Methods: In 208 families of Israeli FRs, children's symptoms and comorbidity patterns of seven psychiatric disorders were regressed on parental work-related variables, controlling for relevant covariates. Results: Having a father working as a FR and higher paternal exposure were associated with a greater number of separation anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms, respectively. Maternal exposure was associated with a greater number of symptoms of generalized anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder, and with increased odds of comorbid internalizing symptomatology. Conclusions: Additional research on children of FRs is encouraged. An adaption to this understudied population of family-centered interventions available for military families could inform targeted prevention efforts. Erratum J Occup Environ Med 2021 Nov; 63(11):1003, In this article, Table 3 contains multiple errors. The incorrect numbers reported in Table 3 did not affect the results and discussion sections of the manuscript. The corrected table appears are in the erratum on this page. In addition, the last sentence before the Results section contains a formatting error. The number 2 refers to paragraph (2) in the Data Analysis section and is not a reference callout. The formatting error has been corrected in the online article. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Emergency Responders Family Mental Disorders Mental Health Morbidity Nervous System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Pathology Safety Stress, Psychological

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: First Responders; Occupational Exposure; Children; Secondary Traumatization; Indirect Exposure; Psychopathology; Psychiatric Disorders Emergency Responders; Families; Humans; Men; Women; Children; Mental Health; Mental Disorders; Mental Processes; Mental Stress; Occupational Exposure; Morbidity Rates; Behavior; Behavior Patterns; Psychological Effects; Psychological Adaptation; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; PTSD; Job Stress; Psychological Stress; Adaptation; Intervention; Pathology;
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  12 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060588
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Nov; 62(11):904-915
• Contact Point Address:
  Lupo Geronazzo-Alman, PhD, New York State Psychiatric Institute-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032
• Email:
  lupo.geronazzo@nyspi.columbia.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Psychiatric Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b8609b3d1ea2f5d64846c3e5ba095ecaae9dc5db9a1171af442542af77300e572c029a85722632ba4f4b9c7a131acd99f889674074f303ce42c288d1f747e27f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231603/cdc_231603_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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