The influence of indirect collective trauma on first responders' alcohol use

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-28

  Homish, Gregory G ^a   Frazer, Bonita S ^b   Carey, Mary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Metropolitan Medical Response System   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Critical incident; Disaster; First responders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DISASTER; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; TIME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ALCOHOLISM; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84868319327     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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