Combat stressors and post-traumatic stress in deployed military healthcare professionals: an integrative review

The concept of trauma is relevant for a number of children adopted from abroad. When diagnostic criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are applied to such children, research has shown that quite a few show symptoms consistent with PTSD. René Hoksbergen and Cor van Dijkum argue that adoptive parents and healthcare professionals should be familiar with behavioural and long-lasting difficulties which appear as sequelae of trauma and should be prepared to provide timely and appropriate intervention.

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What Is PTSD? Diagnosis, Treatment, and Challenges

Frontiers for Young Minds ◽

10.3389/frym.2021.579592 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Prarthana Pilla ◽

Janet Y. Le ◽

Phoebe Lay ◽

Joyce Tiong ◽

Nicole Osier

Keyword(s):

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Ptsd Diagnosis ◽

The Public ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Invisible Disability ◽

Serious Injury

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur when someone experiences a scary event or serious injury. This disorder can affect multiple parts of a person’s life, from relationships with loved ones to performance at work. Unfortunately, PTSD is not understood well. It is considered an invisible disability, which means it can be difficult to determine if someone has PTSD just by looking at them, since they have no visible symptoms. Because of the difficulty of diagnosing PTSD, healthcare professionals are working toward checklists that can be used by all doctors for PTSD diagnosis and treatment, which will hopefully improve the care of PTSD patients. Similarly, disability activists continue to raise awareness and educate the public on PTSD. In this article, we will discuss the causes of PTSD, its effects on daily life, diagnosis, treatment, and the importance of showing kindness toward people with this invisible disability.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Burnout in Healthcare Professionals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.2478/jccm-2020-0042 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 14-20

Author(s):

Ioannis Ilias ◽

Vassiliki Mantziou ◽

Efstratios Vamvakas ◽

Efstathia Kampisiouli ◽

Maria Theodorakopoulou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Reactions ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

The Impact

Abstract Introduction Healthcare professionals who are directly involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and general care of patients with SARS-CoV-2 are at risk of developing adverse psychological reactions. A cross-sectional study of healthcare professionals aimed to determine the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare professionals in two of the largest referral hospitals in Athens, Greece. Methods The study was conducted in the two largest SARS-CoV-2 referral hospitals in Athens, Greece. An assessment and the interrelationship of post-traumatic stress disorder, using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised [IES-R]) and burnout, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory [MBI]) was carried out. Results A total of 162 subjects were enrolled in the study. Fifty-six (35%) had an IES-R score > 33, suggesting post-traumatic stress disorder. Forty-nine (30%) had an MBI score > 27. Seventy-five (46%) had a personal accomplishment score of < 33 and 46 (28%) had a depersonalization score >10. Stepwise backward logistic regression revealed that the only independent variable that was retained regarding the presence of post-traumatic stress disorder was the emotional exhaustion score of the MBI (at a cut-off of 24 in this scale, the 95% CI of the odds ratio for the presence of post-traumatic stress disorder was 1.077-1.173). Conclusions In this sample of first-line Greek healthcare professionals against SARS-CoV-2, most of them were proven to be quite resilient to this challenge. One-third of them had post-traumatic stress disorder, which depended on their degree of emotional exhaustion. Healthcare professionals, as represented by this study, performed their duties without feeling helpless and developing adverse psychological reactions.

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Solving medical mysteries: hidden stresses and unexplained symptoms

Slovenian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1515/sjph-2016-0029 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 152-154

Author(s):

David D. Clarke

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Stress ◽

Systematic Approach ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Medically Unexplained Symptoms ◽

Formal Training ◽

Psychosocial Issues ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Medically Unexplained ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Unexplained Symptoms

Abstract Medically unexplained symptoms and chronic functional syndromes are common but few healthcare professionals have had formal training about their connection to psychosocial issues. A systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment based on experience with over 7000 of these patients is described. Outcomes improve with assessment for and treatment of current life stresses, the prolonged impact of adversity in childhood and somatic presentations of depression, post-traumatic stress, and anxiety disorders.

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