The strongest correlates of PTSD for firefighters: number, recency, frequency, or perceived threat of traumatic events?

Firefighters experience a wide range of traumatic events while on duty and are at risk to develop psychopathology and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to cognitive models, the person's interpretation of the traumatic event is responsible for the development of PTSD rather than th...

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Main Author: Pinto, Ricardo José (author)
Other Authors: Henriques, Sandra P. (author), Jongenelen, Inês Martins (author), Carvalho, Cláudia (author), Maia, Ângela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/52071
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/52071