PTSD and post-traumatic stress spectrum in the Italian Navy Operational Divers Group and corps of Coast Guard Divers employed in search and rescue activities in …

C Carmassi, I Porta, CA Bertelloni… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rescue personnel is at high risk for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) because of the
possible repetitive exposition to “cruel details of traumatic events”(DSM-5). Literature …

DSM-5 PTSD and posttraumatic stress spectrum in Italian emergency personnel: correlations with work and social adjustment

C Carmassi, C Gesi, M Simoncini, L Favilla… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5) has recently
recognized a particular risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among first responders …

Exploring PTSD in emergency operators of a major University Hospital in Italy: a preliminary report on the role of gender, age, and education

C Carmassi, C Gesi, M Corsi, IM Cremone… - Annals of general …, 2018 - Springer
Background Emergency services personnel face frequent exposure to potentially traumatic
events, with the potential for chronic symptomatic distress. The DSM-5 recently recognized a …

Who is going to rescue the rescuers? Post-traumatic stress disorder among rescue workers operating in Greece during the European refugee crisis

D Sifaki-Pistolla, VE Chatzea, SA Vlachaki… - Social psychiatry and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose During the European refugee crisis, numerous Greek and international
rescue workers are operating in Lesvos, offering search, rescue, and first aid services …

Detainee operations guards in Iraq and Afghanistan reported elevated risk for posttraumatic stress disorder during deployment.

JS Campbell, AJ Thurston, RL Koffman - Traumatology, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
This study investigated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in US Navy sailors
assigned to guard duty in detainee operations (DETOPS, n= 444) facilities and other duties …

Pre-deployment dissociation and personality as risk factors for post-deployment post-traumatic stress disorder in Danish soldiers deployed to Afghanistan

B Ponce de León, S Andersen, KI Karstoft… - European journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This study investigated whether pre-deployment dissociation was associated with
previously identified post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom trajectories from before …

Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 111 survivors the 2009 Viareggio (Italy) Rail Crash: The role of mood spectrum comorbidity.

M Miniati, A Petracca, C Carmassi, M Mauri… - Journal of …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Objectives: To explore the presence of PTSD and the potential correlations between the risk
of developing PTSD and the lifetime mood spectrum signs and symptoms, as assessed with …

Stress reactions in police officers after a disaster rescue operation

B Renck, L Weisaeth, S Skarbö - Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
This study intended to determine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms
and to report subjective well-being, general distress, and social functioning among police …

Risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder following combat trauma: a semiprospective study

J Zohar, L Fostick, A Cohen, A Bleich… - The Journal of clinical …, 2009 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: When positioned in a combat situation, soldiers may be subjected to extreme
stress. However, only a few combat-exposed soldiers develop long-term disturbance …

Post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression among Italian Nazi concentration camp survivors: a controlled study 50 years later

A Favaro, FC Rodella, G Colombo… - Psychological …, 1999 - cambridge.org
Background. The study aimed to assess the current and lifetime rates of post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression (MDD) among Nazi concentration camps …