Mindfulness is associated with fewer PTSD symptoms, depressive symptoms, physical symptoms, and alcohol problems in urban firefighters

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 613-617

  Smith, Bruce W ^a   Ortiz, J Alexis ^a   Steffen, Laurie E ^a   Tooley, Erin M ^a   Wiggins, Kathryn T ^a   Yeater, Elizabeth A ^a   Montoya, John D ^b   Bernard, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

firefighter; mindfulness; stress; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; DEPRESSION; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80053951476     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025189     Document Type: Article

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