The effects of disaster exposure and post-disaster critical incidents on intrusions, avoidance reactions and health problems among firefighters: A comparative study

Stress, Trauma and Crisis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-93

  Van Der Velden, Peter G ^a   Christiaanse, Berdi ^a   Kleber, Rolf J ^b   Marcelissen, Frans G H ^a   Dorresteijn, Sasja A M ^a   Drogendijk, Annelieke N ^a   Jan Roskam, Albert ^a   Grievink, Linda ^c   Gersons, Berthold P R ^d   Olff, Miranda ^d   Meewisse, Mariel L ^d  

^a Institute for Psychotrauma   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative; Critical incidents; Disaster; Firefighters; Health problems; Intrusions and avoidance reactions; Longitudinal; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744906764     PISSN: 15434613     EISSN: 15434591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15434610600683742     Document Type: Article

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