Prevalence of PTSD and common mental disorders amongst ambulance personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Katherine PetrieJosie Milligan-SavilleAimée GayedMark DeadyAndrea PhelpsLisa DellDavid ForbesRichard A BryantRafael A CalvoNicholas GlozierSamuel B Harvey

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2018)

Ambulance personnel worldwide have a prevalence of PTSD considerably higher than rates seen in the general population, although there is some evidence that rates of PTSD may have decreased over recent decades.

Keyphrases

posttraumatic stress disorder
social support
risk factors
depressive symptoms
emergency medical