Mental health conditions, individual and job characteristics and sleep disturbances among firefighters

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 350-358

  De Barros, Víviam Vargas ^a   Fernandes Martins, Leonardo ^a   Saitz, Richard ^b   Rocha Bastos, Ronaldo ^a   Mota Ronzani, Telmo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firefighters; Individual differences; Mental health conditions; Occupational hazards; Occupational health; Sleep disturbances; Unhealthy alcohol use; Work related variables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAZIL; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84877971875     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312443402     Document Type: Article

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