Gender and Age Differences in Trauma and PTSD Among Dutch Treatment-Seeking Police Officers
Gender and Age Differences in Trauma and PTSD Among Dutch Treatment-Seeking Police Officers
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DOI：
10.1097/nmd.0000000000000562
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发表时间：
2017-02-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Olff, Miranda
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作者：
van der Meer, Christianne A. I.;Bakker, Anne;Olff, Miranda
关于年龄和性别如何与寻求治疗的警察提供的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状和创伤经历相关，人们知之甚少。在这项研究中，我们检查了967名寻求PTSD治疗的警察的诊断文件。612名（63%）被转介的警察被诊断为创伤后应激障碍（n = 560）或部分创伤后应激障碍（n = 52）。警官平均报告了19.5种不同类型的创伤事件（范围1-43）。那些经历了更多种类创伤事件的人遭受了更多的PTSD症状。此外，女性比男性更经常报告直接危及生命或私人事件作为其指数创伤，并且比男性同事遭受更多的PTSD症状。结果表明，警察经历了相当数量的不同的创伤性事件，这是显着相关的PTSD症状。研究结果强调了警察部队早期发现PTSD症状的重要性。
Little is known about how age and gender are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and traumatic experiences in treatment-seeking police offers. In this study, we examined 967 diagnostic files of police officers seeking treatment for PTSD. Six hundred twelve (63%) of the referred police officers were diagnosed with PTSD (n = 560) or partial PTSD (n = 52). Police officers reported on average 19.5 different types of traumatic events (range 1-43). Those who experienced a greater variety of traumatic events suffered from more PTSD symptoms. Also, women reported more often direct life-threatening or private events as their index trauma than men and suffered from more PTSD symptoms than their male colleagues. Results indicate that police officers experience a considerable number of different traumatic events, which is significantly associated with PTSD symptoms. The results highlight the importance of early detection of PTSD symptoms in the police force.