| Title |
DSM-5 PTSD and posttraumatic stress spectrum in Italian emergency personnel: correlations with work and social adjustment
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| Published in |
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/ndt.s97171 |
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| Authors |
Claudia Carmassi, Camilla Gesi, Marly Simoncini, Luca Favilla, Gabriele Massimetti, Maria Cristina Olivieri, Ciro Conversano, Massimo Santini, Liliana Dell’Osso |
| Abstract |
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 (criterion A4), acknowledging emergency units as stressful places of employment. Little data is yet available on DSM-5 among emergency health operators. The aim of this study was to assess DSM-5 symptomatological PTSD and posttraumatic stress spectrum, as well as their impact on work and social functioning, in the emergency staff of a major university hospital in Italy. One hundred and ten subjects (doctors, nurses, and health-care assistants) were recruited at the Emergency Unit of the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana (Italy) and assessed by the Trauma and Loss Spectrum-Self Report (TALS-SR) and Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS). A 15.7% DSM-5 symptomatological PTSD prevalence rate was found. Nongraduated persons reported significantly higher TALS-SR Domain IV (reaction to loss or traumatic events) scores and a significantly higher proportion of individuals presenting at least one maladaptive behavior (TALS-SR Domain VII), with respect to graduate ones. Women reported significantly higher WSAS scores. Significant correlations emerged between PTSD symptoms and WSAS total scores among health-care assistants, nongraduates and women. Our results showed emergency workers to be at risk for posttraumatic stress spectrum and related work and social impairment, particularly among women and nongraduated subjects. |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 10% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 23 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 19 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Unknown | 25 | 32% |
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