Firefighters report high rates of suicidality and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This
investigation explored the moderating role of distress tolerance (DT) in the association …

Methods We administered a 167-item electronic survey that included the Maslach Burnout
Inventory (MBI) and a modified version of the Critical Incident History Questionnaire (n= 29 …

Background: Firefighters participate in activities with intense physical and psychological
stress and are constantly at risk to develop various psychopathological reactions. Aims: To …

Emergency service workers (ESWs) are at increased risk of trauma-related mental disorders.
However, volunteer ESWs, who comprise the majority of firefighters in Western countries …

Interventions to enhance mental health and well-being within high risk industries such as the
emergency services have typically focused on individual-level factors, though there is …

The social-interpersonal framework model of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Maercker
and Horn, 2012) highlights the relevance of interpersonal factors in the development and …

Introduction Firefighters represent an important population for understanding the
consequences of exposure to potentially traumatic stressors. Hypothesis/Problem The …

On January 15, 2009, the lobby of the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans was a hive of activity
familiar to all who were in attendance at the Society for Social Work Research annual …

Rapid localization of injured survivors by rescue teams to prevent death is a major issue. In
this paper, a sensor system for human rescue including three different types of sensors, a …

The purpose of this study was to summarize the evidence base for interventions targeting
individuals with work-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to make …