Stress reactions in police officers after a disaster rescue operation

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-14

  Renck, Barbro ^a   Weisaeth, Lars ^b   Skarbö, Solbjörg ^c  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Västra Götaland Police Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Debriefing; Distress; Police officers; Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms; Rescue operation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISASTER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POLICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 18344396042     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480252803855     Document Type: Article

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