Mental health status of human rights workers, Kosovo, June 2000
Mental health status of human rights workers, Kosovo, June 2000
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1020133308188
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Gotway, CA
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作者：
Holtz, TH;Salama, P;Gotway, CA
人道主义救济环境中的人权工作者可能会遭遇创伤性事件，使他们面临精神疾病的风险。我们在2000年6月进行了一次横断面调查，研究在科索沃收集人权数据的70名外籍和阿尔巴尼亚裔工作人员的精神病发病率。在接受调查的人中，分别有17.1%、8.6%和7.1%的人出现焦虑、抑郁和创伤后应激障碍症状。多元回归分析显示，在其组织中工作超过6个月的人权工作者、经历过武装袭击的人权工作者以及经历过当地敌对行动的人权工作者都有可能出现焦虑症状。我们的研究表明，人权组织应该考虑为其员工提供心理健康评估、护理和预防计划。
Human rights workers in humanitarian relief settings may be exposed to traumatic events that put them at risk for psychiatric morbidity. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in June 2000 to study the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among 70 expatriate and Kosovar Albanian staff collecting human rights data in Kosovo. Among those surveyed, elevated levels of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms were found in 17.1, 8.6, and 7.1% respectively. Multiple regression analysis revealed that human rights workers at risk for elevated anxiety symptoms were those who had worked with their organization longer than 6 months, those who had experienced an armed attack, and those who experienced local hostility. Our study indicates that human rights organizations should consider mental health assessment, care, and prevention programs for their staff.